This month, Edelman discovered that the $30bn technology company suspended him for violating a policy against users having multiple accounts. Ben Edelman (@bgedelman) To show discrimination at @Airbnb, I created 20 test accounts of varying races. Earlier this year, black Airbnb users started sharing discrimination stories on social media with the viral hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack. In 2015, he created 20 test accounts that were identical except half used “distinctively African American names” while half had white names. Airbnb hires former attorney general Eric Holder to fight discrimination Read more“They’re super diligent about banning me for my terrible test accounts.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2016 12:01 UTC