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Anonymous 22w

AirBnB was actually going to shut down those listings but then they were legally threatened by multiple US state governments and backed off

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Are you fucking serious 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Do you have a link?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 22w

Yeah like it was a whole thing. Florida for example threatened to blacklist the company and ban state employees and contractors from using their services. Texas did the same

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

I’ll drop some links

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/texas-blocks-state-investment-in-airbnb-over-west-bank-rentals https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/425628-florida-governor-threatens-airbnb-over-west-bank-settlements/amp/ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/israel-to-turn-to-us-government-over-airbnb-removal-of-settlement-listings-idUSKCN1NP1A7/

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

A bunch of states (I think the Reuters article says 25) have official laws in place where if a company boycotts Israel, it is blacklisted from state government investment, contracts, or official use by employees. Democrat and Republican states have it on the books

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Oh fucking hell. Anti-BDS laws are so stupid

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