Airbnb says it will use new methods to identify and block people who try to throw parties using its short-term rental service.
The company announced Tuesday that it has deployed technology to track the Airbnbhistory ofrenters. Rent, weekdays or weekends, and other factors.
According to Airbnb, the vetting system it is rolling out for listings in the US and Canada has been tested in parts of Australia since last October and has seen a 35% reduction in unauthorized parties. did.
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The San Francisco-based company says the technology is designed to prevent customer reservation requests from reaching the associated accommodation host. Airbnb says hosts are likely to be nearby, so people who can no longer afford to rent the entire house may be able to book a single room.
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Airbnb House Halloween 2019 Outside San Francisco His Party Ends With His Five died in a shooting that has since come under pressure to crack down on the party.
The following year, Airbnb announced a global party ban on its listings, prohibiting anyone under the age of 25 from renting an entire home close to home unless the site had a positive review record. prohibited. Party bans were initially cast as a temporary health measure during the pandemic, but were made permanent in June.
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