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Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters.

Airbnb says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year.

Fake listings and high cleaning fees are among several issues that Airbnb said Wednesday that its users highlighted in a company survey. Others included high cleaning fees and a desire for lower prices.

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[–] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What's the point of putting up fake listings? I can't imagine you'll get any money from that

[–] DulceMaria@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

“Fraudulent listings create refunds and rebooking costs for Airbnb,”

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They don't provide refunds Even for this. I hear so many nightmares of people trying to deal with customer service. For me I want them to fail because they are causing a housing crisis.

Fucking landlords and scum buy up all the housing and then rent it out through this service and keep average person from finding affordable housing. So fuck Airbnb.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

They are 1 of dozens of problems causing housing crisis's in cities around the world, and far from the top. Probably the easiest problem to solve, though.

[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've gotten fucked on a fake listing with airbnb. swore them off ever since.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Even if they fail, now banks are buying houses to rent. The game is rigged and will remain rigged.

[–] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Makes sense, just drags Airbnb down. I suppose if your only goal is to do hurt Airbnb then it's doing something at least

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm totally wearing a tinfoil hat, but I'm guessing it's to continue bankrupting Airbnb. Airbnb really fucked with hotels for over a decade. And only recently got bad publicity.

I can see competitors now going on the assault, creating fake listings to continue showing the world how inferior Airbnb is and continue to erode public trust.

A few other rental-startups have crashed/merged during the pandemic. And Airbnb is still surviving. Big hotel is trying to stop that.

Again, totally tin foil hat.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll don the hat as well and say that if it's true....I can't believe I'm saying this but I support the hotel billionaires on this one.

Fuck Airbnb and every service like it for helping fuck up the real estate market. Fuck them for creating a new wave of ~~landlords~~ leeches

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dunno why you're getting downvoted for speaking the facts.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Can't wait for it to crash. So many homes being taken up for weekend rentals

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

That sounds plausible, at least.