Airbnb is extending its ban on parties through the end of summer
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Parties and events will not be allowed at any Airbnb listings throughout at least the summer amid heightened demand for travel, the company announced Thursday. The ban is an extension of Airbnb's original rule put in place last summer due to COVID-19.
"At the time of the August 2020 policy change, COVID-19 cases were spiking, and vaccines were not yet approved," a statement from the company read. "As we said then and still believe now, this indefinite ban was in the best interest of public health." The policy will continue to block search tags on listings such as "event-friendly" and "parties and events allowed," as well as continue a neighborhood support line where neighbors of Airbnb listings will be able to report issues or concerns.Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
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