Lee Dunacake to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoAirbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currencyapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down12
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkAirbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currencyapnews.comLee Dunacake to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·6 months agoThey’re fucked. Consumer protection is no joke in Australia.
minus-squareQuokka@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-26 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-squareRailison@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 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