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Airbnb Scams: New Book Explores Thriving Criminal Activity on Big Tech Platforms

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Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of disinformation, designed to deceive by criminal intent).

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The Conversation broke the news in on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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