[ilurk]

Whatsapp (facebook) is not the only the only company keen on censoring.

Airbnb chat also censors messages. Typically when you try to give your number or whatsapp or some link.

[plusquamperfekt]

AirBnB needs to make sure you are not undermining it by making the deal outside of their system ... b/c then they don't get a provision for it. So I'd say it's fine in this case. AirBnB is no medium where free speech is a significant concept.

[striking]

I would think that's so communication is kept and recorded by Airbnb, for legal reasons.

[danmendes]

You would think that is the reason, and not the fact that their matching service can only appropriate value into the company if the two peers being matched can not effectively coordinate themselves?