Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus.
Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus
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Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, according to a tweet from CEO Brian Chesky posted Thursday.
Mashable has reached out to Airbnb for further comment and what this means for the company.
The move comes after efforts from the company to support Ukrainian refugees, with Airbnb offering free, short-term housing to 100,000 Ukrainians in need. Airbnb joined forces with humanitarian organization HIAS, which is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine on ground and offering help to those who are being displaced amid Russia's invasion. More than 1 million Ukrainians have left their country in the midst of war, according to the U.N.
Meanwhile, people on Facebook and Twitter have said they've found another way to use Airbnb as a way to financially support Ukrainians, by booking local stays in the country, without actually staying in them.
Big Tech has faced escalating pressure to take stronger action against Russia as the country continues to lay siege to Ukraine. Social media platforms, for example, are making moves to stop misinformation about the invasion and protect against cyberattacks. Meta and Reddit have blocked Russian state-run media, such as RT and Sputnik, Twitter has added labels to any links to Russian state-affiliated media, and YouTube has demonetised RT and all Russian state-run media.
How many people are looking to travel to Russia or Belarus right now?
ReplyDeleteBig sacrifice, but they don't mind transacting with criminal settler hosts in occupied Palestine.
ReplyDeleteWhy in the fxxx would anybody want to go to Russia for vacation???? SERIOUSLY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis will only boost local companies. In the long run US companies are losing. How can you not see that?
ReplyDeleteGood, more companies should shun Russia and those other countries such as China who side with this murderer
ReplyDelete#GloballySanctionRussia
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ReplyDeleteWow, that was quick @Airbnb. Any updates on the active complicity in the occupation and annexation of Palestinian land, recognised as illegal under international law?
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Airbnb is not putting morals over profits. This is a calculated PR move. Does anybody believe for a second that Airbnb would have suspended operations in the US had the company existed at the time of the invasion of Iraq?
ReplyDeleteNo need for counterfactuals. Palestinians have been asking BDS for many years to stop its operations in the Palestinians Territories occupied by Israel.
DeleteMind you, not in Israel, in the occupied territories! But we know that this did not happen.
Я хочу напомнить,Twitter заблокирован в России. Вы на официальном сайте можете сделать объявление? И подскажите подобный сервер, ориентированный на китайских друзей.
ReplyDelete…“because we have no way of receiving payment for our egregious and predatory service fees.” #lipservice
ReplyDeleteThat's more like it.
DeleteI don't know if you're doing this out of the kindness of your hearts, or because the sanctions against Russia prevent you from conducting business there.
ReplyDeleteOne of their Oligarchs owns stake in Airbnb
DeleteNo interest in suspending Airbnb in Ukraine over the last 8 years as literal Nazis shelled people in Donbas. Hmmm. Or the US for its invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and ongoing war on Yemen.... Killing/displacing millions over 20 years.
ReplyDeleteUnless Airbnb represents "ban nuclear bombs" what's this actually doing to help?
ReplyDeleteReducing the opportunity to inject foreign currency into Russia.
DeleteExcellent. I hope this stays as long as Putin is in charge. There should be no New Normal for Russia-World relationships until he's gone.
ReplyDeleteI heard about a Russian AirBnB. Supposedly, it’s the bomb.
ReplyDeleteThe bomb followed by the pee tape
DeleteSo you're basically punishing the citizens for the actions of their government, just like when you suspended all operations in the U.S. when we started bombing _______.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the virtue signal will bump the stock price up a buck or two.
You can still book a week or so in Ukraine and not go to help the people.
ReplyDeleteGreat how you punish ordinary people. What an accomplishment. Wasn’t it enough to rob the hosts with crazy fees and collaboraring with hotels and property developers? Airbnb will be replaced soon.
ReplyDeleteDoubt it. Though maybe in Russia they will
DeleteIf we really want to hurt them, you should keep AirBnB operating in these countries so we can destroy their long-term rental markets and make housing unaffordable for working-class Russians.
ReplyDeleteThe irony is, when the US was destroying Iraq and Afghanistan for a 'decade'! none of this went down. NOTHING.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how cancel culture applies to geopolitics and global warfare.
ReplyDeleteDam. Was hoping to take the kids to MINSK
ReplyDeleteI tried to donate to an Airbnb provider today and I wasn’t able to submit my payment, perhaps this is why
ReplyDeletewhat about rejecting russian "tourists" ?
ReplyDeleteAs a significant stockholder. I support this.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with this even if I don't have any assets in those countries, many people may be living off their Airbnb units locally... you are just destroying normal people's lifes.
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