Airbnb hosts found to discriminate against guests with 'black' names

A Harvard study found Airbnb hosts are less likely to rent their properties to guests with African American sounding names.

For the study, researchers created 20 fake Airbnb profiles with stereotypically sounding black and white names. Inquiries were sent to roughly 6,400 listings in major cities.

The study found about 50 percent of the profiles with white-sounding names were accepted, while those with black-sounding names were given the green light 42 percent of the time.

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