{"id":227291,"date":"2026-06-24T23:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227291\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:07:23","slug":"airbnb-activates-anti-party-technology-in-pittsburgh-across-the-us-for-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/227291\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbnb activates anti-party technology in Pittsburgh, across the US for July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Airbnb is cracking down on rowdy parties during the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The short-term rental property company is activating its anti-party technology across the US, including in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officials say the goal is to reduce the risk of disruptive parties over the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The technology identifies certain higher-risk bookings, helping enforce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/airbnb-issues-permanent-party-ban\/V4QF7PQXCRBJZMYMX7E4C2BJMM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/airbnb-issues-permanent-party-ban\/V4QF7PQXCRBJZMYMX7E4C2BJMM\/\">Airbnb\u2019s year-round ban<\/a> on disruptive parties. Guests whom the system redirects can still find private rooms and hotels on Airbnb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the fifth year in a row we\u2019ve run these defenses for July 4, and last year they redirected more than 20,000 people from higher-risk bookings over the holiday weekend,\u201d said Rog Kaiser, vice president of fraud and safety operations at Airbnb. \u201cThat kind of capability \u2013 improved year over year \u2013 is what it takes to help make the holiday great for our hosts, guests and the communities around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In Pittsburgh, the system prevented about 45 people from booking an entire home listing last July 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Airbnb is cracking down on rowdy parties during the Fourth of July. 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