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Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores

Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM · 1 min read

Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores — Wired, Shanghai Technology news — Image: Wired

Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.

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