Canadian political commentator and internet personality Lauren Southern has accused Airbnb of banning her parents from using the property marketplace website simply for being related to her.
Southern took to Twitter on Feb. 8 where she shared a screenshot of a message her parents allegedly received from the San Francisco-based company.
“My parents just got banned from AirBnB for being related to me,” Southern wrote alongside the screenshot. “They have never booked anything for me. They do not represent me in any way. They aren’t publicly political in any way.”
The message allegedly from Airbnb reads: “We have an update to share. We’ve removed you from the Airbnb platform because your account is closely associated with a person who isn’t allowed to use Airbnb. This means you’ll no longer be able to book reservations on Airbnb.”…