With New Years’ Eve and its associated all-night festivities around the corner, Airbnb recently announced it’s deploying “anti-party” measures to keep the peace in neighborhoods with short-term rentals.
Airbnb’s Public Policy Lead Caitlin O’Neill says they jokingly call themselves “proud party poopers,” but the four-year-old ban has also been installed for holidays like Memorial Day, Halloween or the Fourth of July.
“Since we’ve implemented this new technology, we’ve actually seen a 50% decrease in parties on the platform,” said O’Neill…