Airbnb bans users headed to white nationalist conference in Tennessee

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2. Good question.

Possibly ABnB is blocking listings within a certain radius of where the meeting is being held on those dates. It may find people on those sites and block them from using ABnB - which won't be successful because some bookings on ABnB are done through a third party.

I like ABnB, they're a company that tries to be on the right side of history. There are other issues with ABnB that I don't like, like the lack of regulations that listers enjoy which legitimate businesses can't ignore.

I don't know if white supremacy is considered a political view, or is in a different category - like a hate group. There may be less protections for hate groups than political groups.