Airbnb cracks down on guests connected to hate groups ahead of inauguration

By Haley Victory Smith

Published January 12, 2021 7:53pm ET

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Airbnb cracks down on guests connected to hate groups ahead of inauguration — FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, supporters of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall in New York. The New York state Senate has cleared a bill that would ban companies like Airbnb from advertising apartments from short-term rentals in New York. | (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Airbnb will be reviewing Washington, D.C., area reservations ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration in an attempt to prevent people connected to hate groups from staying with their hosts.

The rental website released a statement on Monday announcing the “Capitol Safety Plan,” which comes in response to the Wednesday siege of the U.S. Capitol.

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