Lee Duna to World NewsEnglish • 9 months agoAirbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currencyapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down12
arrow-up1331arrow-down1external-linkAirbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currencyapnews.comLee Duna to World NewsEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-square@rockSlayerlinkEnglish30•9 months agoThey’re fucked. Consumer protection is no joke in Australia.
minus-squareQuokkalinkfedilinkEnglish23•edit-29 months agoYes and no. We have a lot of rights as individuals consumers, but we’re still a country led by 2 neoliberal parties. AirBnB got fined $15 million, or about $250 per customer ripped off. Hardly a big deal for them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoExpect the ACCC to come on them like a ton of bricks now
They’re fucked. Consumer protection is no joke in Australia.
Yes and no. We have a lot of rights as individuals consumers, but we’re still a country led by 2 neoliberal parties.
AirBnB got fined $15 million, or about $250 per customer ripped off. Hardly a big deal for them.
Expect the ACCC to come on them like a ton of bricks now