Airbnb takes steps to combat intolerance among property owners

The sharing economy has encountered a few bumps in the road recently. The biggest home sharing company, Airbnb, has been in the crosshairs lately with complaints about owners refusing guests based on race, age and gender. It has even prompted a lawsuit against the company.
To counteract the negative publicity, the San Francisco-based company enlisted Laura Murphy and Associates to compile a report and help formulate an anti-bias policy.
Murphy, a former director of the ACLU, and Airbnb put toget