Airbnb Critics

Airbnb faces mounting criticism from some quarters that it exacerbates housing shortages and squeezes the long-term rental sector.

In response to growing complaints of racial bias among its users, the home-sharing company Airbnb will beef up its nondiscrimination policy, do more to diversify its own workforce and offer implicit bias training to its hosts, according to a report released on Thursday after a three-month review by the company.

The biggest challenge facing Airbnb is not the regulatory crackdown from cities such as New York, but blatant discrimination occurring on the company's platform, Chief Executive Brian Chesky said on Tuesday.

Facebook Inc vowed on Monday to turn on its "Safety Check" feature more often during disasters in response to growing criticism that it only enabled the function after the attacks in Paris.

San Franciscans vote today on a measure to limit short-term housing rentals in what is seen as a referendum on surging startup Airbnb.

Airbnb faces mounting criticism from some quarters that it exacerbates housing shortages and squeezes the long-term rental sector.

In response to growing complaints of racial bias among its users, the home-sharing company Airbnb will beef up its nondiscrimination policy, do more to diversify its own workforce and offer implicit bias training to its hosts, according to a report released on Thursday after a three-month review by the company.

The biggest challenge facing Airbnb is not the regulatory crackdown from cities such as New York, but blatant discrimination occurring on the company's platform, Chief Executive Brian Chesky said on Tuesday.

Facebook Inc vowed on Monday to turn on its "Safety Check" feature more often during disasters in response to growing criticism that it only enabled the function after the attacks in Paris.

San Franciscans vote today on a measure to limit short-term housing rentals in what is seen as a referendum on surging startup Airbnb.