Short-term rental hosts are taking a stand against a prominent industry figure by pausing their listings.
Airbnb hosts are weighing options after company co-founder Joe Gebbia reportedly started working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the San Francisco Standard reported. Gebbia resigned from Airbnb in 2022 but remains a board member and major shareholder.
Following news of Gebbia’s involvement with DOGE, dozens of hosts and customers took to the company’s community message boards to express outrage.
“Being in the D.C. area and seeing the impact that DOGE has had on our community and economy, I just feel like I can no longer be an Airbnb host in good faith,” an Arlington, Virginia host told the Standard.
That same host claimed to have previously gone to bat for Airbnb by testifying to her county board against short-term rental restrictions.
In a statement, Airbnb said Gebbia’s had no day-to-day involvement with the platform since 2022, adding that the…
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