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Jan 2023
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Addressing Racial Discrimination on Airb...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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For years, Airbnb gave hosts discretion to accept or reject a guest after seeing little more than a name and a picture, believing that eliminating anonymity was the best way for the company to build trust. But after research provided evidence that Black hosts received less in rent than hosts of other races and showed signs of discrimination against guests wi ... Show More
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