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Airbnb announced Tuesday that it had removed almost 4,000 accounts from its platform globally this year after discovering that these users were violating its non-discrimination policies.
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Project Lighthouse, an initiative by Airbnb, published the report. It found that accounts were being deleted from 5,100 accounts last year.
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The company released a press release stating that it used Project Lighthouse to uncover and address "discriminations in how people of color experience our platform."
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It also explained how these findings would be used to guide our work to combat discrimination and make Airbnb more inclusive and open to all.
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Airbnb was founded almost 15 years ago. It now has more than 4,000,000 hosts.
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However, approximately 1.2 million Airbnb users have been denied access to the platform or removed for violating its non-discrimination policies.
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Airbnb has implemented an instant booking feature to combat discrimination policy violations. This allows users to reserve a space without the host's approval.
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Guests can only view their profile pictures after they have accepted the reservation.
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