Airbnb Cracks Down on Fake Listings with AI Verification and Lower Cleaning Fees

Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings by using AI to verify ads. 59,000 fake listings have been removed this year.
Fake listings and high cleaning fees are top complaints from users in Airbnb's survey.
Over 260,000 listings have lowered or removed cleaning fees after Airbnb changed how prices are displayed.
Airbnb will start verifying all listings in top 5 markets (US, UK, etc.) using AI and hosts' photos to combat fake listings.
Verified listings will get an icon starting in February. 30 more countries will be verified late next year.

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