One positive side effect of regulation is that overt racial discrimination is illegal.
Black and Jewish folks used to have a hell of a time getting a hotel room in the US at various points in history. That became illegal with the 1960s civil rights laws, but recent media coverage suggests discrimination is rampant on Airbnb.
It also used to be nearly impossible to find wheelchair-accessible hotels.
I have no idea what the solution is here, but there are good things about regulation of these kinds of businesses.
Black and Jewish folks used to have a hell of a time getting a hotel room in the US at various points in history. That became illegal with the 1960s civil rights laws, but recent media coverage suggests discrimination is rampant on Airbnb.
It also used to be nearly impossible to find wheelchair-accessible hotels.
I have no idea what the solution is here, but there are good things about regulation of these kinds of businesses.