{"id":12020,"date":"2016-05-05T21:28:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/airbnbwhileblack-hashtag-highlights-potential-racial-bias-on-rental-app\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T21:32:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:32:16","slug":"airbnbwhileblack-hashtag-highlights-potential-racial-bias-on-rental-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/airbnbwhileblack-hashtag-highlights-potential-racial-bias-on-rental-app\/","title":{"rendered":"#AirBnBWhileBlack hashtag highlights potential racial bias on rental app"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nUsers report racial bias when using app, which comes after Harvard study found \u2018African-American sounding\u2019 names 16% less likely to be accepted as guestsA trending social media hashtag has highlighted experiences of possible racial bias by users of the AirBnB rental app. Quirtina Crittenden, a 23-year-old business consultant living in Chicago, who is African-American, started the hashtag #AirBnBWhileBlack after noting how often she was declined by hosts when seeking a place to rent \u2013 even when the apartments advertised appeared to be available. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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