An Airbnb spokesman told The Epoch Times the company supports governance measures around the program.
A woman browses the Airbnb website on a tablet in Berlin on April 28, 2016. John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images
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The city of Hobart has officially started to trial new artificial intelligence (AI) software capable of poring over the internet in search of unregistered short-term rentals.
Since 2023, short-term rentals in the Hobart region have attracted twice the council rates of all other properties in a move to deter homes from being taken out of the private rental market.
Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
