As part of doing business in China, Airbnb allows hosts to ban Uyghur guests. Not banning specific people - literally, *any Uyghur person* wired.co.uk/article/airbnb…
this is the same company recently touting its "allyship" of the AAPI community
this is the same company recently touting its "allyship" of the AAPI community
https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1380234749361459205
imagine Airbnb banning black guests in 1950s Alabama or 1980s South Africa. they are doing the same thing now in China with little to no controversy.
here was airbnb's response to the Uyghur ban revelation: Airbnb is "required to comply with local laws and regulations" which effectively ban Uyghurs from booking hotel rooms in China
https://twitter.com/CharlesRollet1/status/1124285415165267969
Important update: over 1.5 years after the Uyghur ban news, @Airbnb said discriminatory language in China listings was "unacceptable". Airbnb did not mention Uyghurs or the government regulations which make accepting Uyghur guests basically impossible. news.airbnb.com/our-work-to-fi…
.@Airbnb what happens when a Uyghur tries to book an Airbnb in China? PRC ID cards explicitly state ethnicity and that info gets automatically reported to police. The core issue is not just racist language in listings, it's racist government policies
Has Airbnb China decided to no longer "comply with local laws and regulations"? Because that's what's stopping hosts from accepting Uyghurs. Not a few bad apples posting discriminatory language on their listings (as Airbnb's extremely belated January 2021 statement implied)
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