Thursday 8 September 2016
The internet doesn’t have a discrimination problem; people on the internet have a discrimination problem. This problem became Airbnb’s problem back in May, much like it became the problem of Uber, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other tech companies before that. After the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack blew up in May, the on-demand housing provider faced escalating backlash from both users and activists claiming it wasn’t doing enough to rectify its discrimination problem. Airbnb took the criticism in stride — and possibly on the chin — while working with social justice group Color of Change to address the problem. Today, that collaboration led to a 32…
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