Airbnb CEO says all listings and hosts will be verified by December 2020

Amid growing concerns about its rental listing platform, Airbnb will start verifying all 7 million listings, with the goal of reviewing every home listing and host by December 15, 2020

The news comes after a Vice investigation, published last Thursday, uncovered a"nationwide web of deception" where a person or organization was able to exploit Airbnb's rules through phony listings and fake reviews undetected by the company. Also last Thursday, five people were shot and killed at a Halloween party held in an Airbnb rental in Orinda, California that specifically prohibited parties. The party was advertised on social media and had more than 100 people in attendance.

" While many platforms outsource content review work, a spokesperson for Airbnb said the review team will be internal.

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