Wtf is up with AirBNB?
My mom, sister, and her fiance were all banned from AirBnB without ever using it.
My mom tried to use it for the first time and as she was purchasing a place, she was given a technical error screen. She then got an email saying she was banned and this was final and there was no obligation to tell her why.
My sister then tried, and same story. Her fiance tried, same thing. I finally tried and even I was banned.
I've used it quite a bit before and have only had good reviews. AirBnB wont tell us anything.
WTF kind of scam are they running?
After this experience I am glad cities are cracking down on them. Ive read elsewhere that others experience it too with the same bs response.
I will gladly use a hotel from now on. Theres not much of a diff in prices anyway. Atleast hotels cant (or at the very minimum dont) ban my whole family without some type of reason.
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2-3 years ago, airbnb acquired a stealth mode online security startup called trooly
They used to look at people’s online data and identities to assign them a “trust score”
Its possible that one of your family members has a bad online reputation. It could also be the case of a stolen identity
That is true, but it is a courtesy to a customer to understand why. Especially in a case like this one where there appears to be some kind of error, but without a reason you have no way to correct or defend yourself if you so use the service and someone makes a false statement.
"What a dick" - also you
Sorry if I've hurt your feelings, trolls aren't welcome.