The media response to the Airbnb report from Murray Cox and me has been gratifying. Here are the major stories to date.
Mainstream media:
- New York Times: Airbnb Purged New York Listings to Create a Rosier Portrait, Report Says
- The Guardian: Airbnb purged more than 1,000 New York listings to rig survey – report
- Fortune: Researchers say Airbnb Fudged New York City Listing Data
- CNBC: Report Says Airbnb Fudged Data To Hide Illegal Hosts
New York & real estate:
- The Real Deal: De Blasio chides Airbnb over alleged data purge
- New York Daily News: Airbnb dropped 1,000 possibly illegal listings before opening its books to lawmakers
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New York Magazine: Airbnb accused of purging 1000 NYC listings to make its numbers look better
- TechnoBuffalo: Airbnb used dirty tactics to clean up 1,000 New York City listings
- New York Business Journal: Airbnb honesty in question after report claims the startup ‘photoshopped’ data
- Curbed: Airbnb May Have Deleted NYC Listings to Bolster Its Image
Tech press:
- Re/code: Did Airbnb Purge Potentially Illegal NYC Listings Ahead of Its Own Data Dump?
- Fusion: A new report alleges that Airbnb manipulated data to make itself look better to regulators
- Digital Journal: Airbnb allegedly purged 1,000+ New York listings to rig survey
- Gizmodo: Looks Like Airbnb Manipulated Its Own Data To Appear Less Evil
- The Awl: The Mystery of the Thousand Missing Airbnbs
- Boing Boing: The mystery listings Airbnb “purged” before transparency report
Other things:
- Alternet: How Airbnb Misled the Public and the Press
- Next City: Airbnb Allegedly Manipulated Data to Hide Illegal Hosts in NYC
International:
- Accommodation Association of Australia (reprint of press release)
- El Confidencial: Acusan a Airbnb de manipular sus datos para ocultar propiedades ilegales
- Preferente: Airbnb, acusada de manipular datos para ocultar propiedades ilegales
- Allcompanies (Dutch): Airbnb verwijderd meer dan 1.000 New York aanbiedingen te rig survey – rapport
