08-09-2016 20:03 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Airbnb revamps anti-discrimination policy

Online rental marketplace Airbnb will address reports of widespread racial discrimination against non-white guests by displaying user photos less prominently, promoting instant bookings and changing some of its technology, according to a report commissioned by the company. The report, released on Thursday, followed months of criticism of Airbnb, sparked partly by comments under Twitter hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack about hosts' discrimination against black people. "Bias and discrimination have no pl
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