Airbnb allows guests to violate its policies at the expense of its hosts.  The billion dollar company gives hosts tools to control who gets to automatically book your home, but then allows new users to violate this policy with impunity.  Hosts then have no recourse but to cancel the stay themselves - incurring penalties that benefit Airbnb in the process.  Furthermore, Airbnb customer support ambassadors routinely contradict each other's edicts and find sneaky ways to erect roadblocks that keep hosts from raising legitimate concerns on the platform.  The company is built on a house of cards...