Airbnb, a popular rental service, found listings for rentals in the United States featuring homes where slaves lived in the past. It has been reported business insider.
It has been noted that Airbnb has removed about 30 ads mentioning places where slaves once lived or worked. Users on social networks criticized the service after they found an early 19th century slave lodge in Mississippi.
Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky assured that the company will combat such manifestations of prejudice against people. He also noted that Airbnb relies on its users’ reviews for apartment and house reservations.
It was previously reported that Brian Chesky. started to rent The room in his house in San Francisco. The rental price is $0. It is known that a room in Chesky’s house is reserved until March 2023.
Source: Gazeta
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