Airbnb bans 'party houses' after five die in Halloween shooting
Airbnb has said it will ban "party houses" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.
CEO Brian Chesky said in a tweet the company would take steps to "combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct". "We must do better, and we will. This is unacceptable," Mr Chesky added.
Three people died at the house, in the city of Orinda, near San Francisco, and two more died later in hospital. The house was reportedly booked under a pretence for a small group, before being publicised on Instagram as the venue for a Halloween party which eventually drew a crowd of more than 100 people. The host did not authorise the party, Airbnb said.
[...] Mr Chesky said Airbnb would create a dedicated "party house" rapid response team and expand manual screening of high-risk reservations. The company, which is expected to float on the stock market in 2020, would also take action against users who violated its policies, he said.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Mojibake Tengu on Sunday November 03 2019, @12:32PM (3 children)
Sounds like establishing a private corporate
militiacommando to me. Welcome to dystopia. Next is easy to predict: professionals and arms race escalation up to heavy weaponry.Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday November 03 2019, @12:38PM
Airdnd, with the BDSM.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:30PM
But, Isn't that exactly how americans like it ?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 04 2019, @10:10AM
It's a rapid response team dedicated to evicting people who don't have the authority to be there. Hosting a big party without the landlord's permission is certainly grounds for evicting trespassers.