A deep dive into how Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Tinder, and Airbnb are being used to facilitate cross-border underage sex trafficking in Colombia
Bloomberg : Bluesky: @natalielung.com . LinkedIn: Antonia Mufarech Bluesky: Natalie Lung / @natalielung.com : New investigation: We have been digging into how US apps like FB, Tinder & Airbnb are use...
Romans and cultural leaders criticize Airbnb's planned two-night Colosseum experience for up to 32 guests in May 2025, saying it will demean a cultural treasure
An initiative by officials at the monument in a partnership with Airbnb has prompted an outcry among those who feel it will demean a cultural treasure.
Internal docs: X may lose ~$75M in ad revenue by 2023 end as Amazon, Microsoft, and other major brands halted or consider halting ads; X says it may lose $11M
Internal documents show companies like Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have halted ads, or may do so, after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Internal docs: X may lose ~$75M in ad revenue by 2023 end as Amazon, Microsoft, and other major brands halted or consider halting ads; X says it may lose $11M
Internal documents show companies like Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have halted ads, or may do so, after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
New York City's crackdown on short-term listings causes Airbnb listings to plummet, while some turn to services such as Craigslist, Houfy, and Facebook Groups
Amanda Hoover / Wired : X: @weatherdai , @colincrook , @scottlincicome , @alexlmiller , @tomasforgac , and @nickhalver Forums: r/newyorkcity and r/technology X: @weatherdai : wow. incredible. I thoug...
Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them after background checks by third-party company Inflection revealed minor offenses or old misdemeanors
until @maxwellstrachan and @samleecole asked about it, which inspired a frantic unbanning spree and at least one cash payout: https://www.vice.com/... @vice : Airbnb users are being banned for complet...
[Thread] Hopscotch CEO details the rejection of a minor app update in the App Store and says this was “not even her worst run-in” with Apple's App Review team
oh, thank you so much Apple for that privilege. Apple is committing not to shoot down any carrier pigeons bringing word of outside-of-apps payment mechanisms. Unless the users don't opt-in to carrier ...
Several major websites and services, including Amazon, Steam, and Airbnb, were down for about an hour on Thursday due to issues with Akamai's Edge DNS service
Update 12:48 p.m. ET: Akamai says it has implemented a fix for the issue. “We have implemented a fix for this issue …
Sources detail Airbnb's failures to prioritize anti-discrimination outside of talking points, including its Smart Pricing algorithm, which widened inequalities
Sources say the company prioritizes anti-discrimination in its talking points, but not in its spending. Tweets: @haydenfield , @haydenfield , @haydenfield , @haydenfield , @peterslattery3 , and @hayde...
Despite strict enforcement, Airbnb and other rental sites are struggling to curtail a surge in party houses, as party organizers find ways to get around rules
Bloomberg : Tweets: @crainsnewyork , @bradstone , and @vlauria Tweets: @crainsnewyork : When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacatio...