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Why a non-discrimination policy upset Airbnb hosts?

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  • Zhu, Hongrui

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•Airbnb's new non-discrimination policy disadvantages hosts•Airbnb hosts' overlooked narratives on moving beyond photos•Key concepts identified by Airbnb hosts are visualized by Gephi•Call for attention to non-discrimination policy and digital discrimination

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  • Zhu, Hongrui, 2021. "Why a non-discrimination policy upset Airbnb hosts?," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:87:y:2021:i:c:s0160738320301286
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.102984
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