the company faces thousands of sexual-assault claims annually.Payouts, arbitration, and NDAs have helped Airbnb avoid scrutiny on safety issues, Bloomberg found.
The result, Bloomberg found, is that regulators, researchers, and the public have had little visibility into the scope of safety incidents involving Airbnb and that courts haven't had the opportunity to determine who should be held legally liable.a year trying to make things right for guests and hosts who've had bad experiences. One woman received a $7 million settlement after she said she was raped, Bloomberg reported.
The company told Bloomberg fewer than 0.1% of stays involve safety issues, that most payouts deal with claims of property damage, and that six-figure payouts are"exceptionally rare." But with 193 million nights booked in 2020, that could mean that some 193,000 Airbnb stays could've involved safety incidents, by the company's accounting.
That’s pretty scandalous.