Lambada, I see now why that was edited out -- although technically speaking I guess that according to their policy they were not supposed to edit your review but remove it -- Airbnb's review policy is that you cannot mention an Airbnb investigation in the review. See here:www.airbnb.com/help/article/262/what-are-the-airbnb-review-guidelines www.airbnb.com/help/article/546/content-policy?topic=253Airbnb's content guidelines are as followsContent Policy
By posting content on Airbnb, you agree to abide by these Guidelines and other Airbnb policies. We reserve the right to remove content, in whole or part, that violates these guidelines or the Airbnb Terms of Service, or for any other reason in our sole discretion.
In the event of repeated or severe violations, we may suspend or cancel the account(s) in question. Airbnb's determination on whether any specific content is prohibited will be final and conclusive.
You can contact us or flag Group posts to report content that violates our Terms of Service or Content Guidelines.
Listings and Profiles
We expect Hosts to create listings that are honest, clear, and helpful to potential guests. We prohibit:
Advertising or other commercial content.
Content that endorses or promotes illegal or harmful activity or violence, or is profane, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or discriminatory.
Political, religious, or social commentary.
Attempts to impersonate another person.
Content that is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive.
Content that refers to an Airbnb investigation.
Content that violates another person or entity’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights.
ReviewsGenuine reviews are the cornerstone of our community. We prohibit:
Reviews that do not represent users’ personal experience.
Reviews unrelated to the actual reservation (ex: political, religious, or social commentary).
Content that endorses or promotes illegal or harmful activity or violence, or is profane, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or discriminatory.
Content that violates another person or entity’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights (ex: publishing another person’s full name, address or other identifying information without permission).
Content that is proven to be used as extortion.
Content that refers to an Airbnb investigation.
GroupsAirbnb Groups are a way for people around the world to connect and build community. When you create a Group, you are responsible for determining its membership. You may accept or remove members at your discretion. In addition, we prohibit:
Advertising or other commercial content (ex: advertising for your business).
Discussions or posts unrelated to Airbnb community building (ex: Groups devoted to investing or building a property management business).
Content that endorses or promotes illegal or harmful activity or violence, or is profane, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or discriminatory.
Political, religious, or social commentary.
Attempts to impersonate another person.
Content that refers to an Airbnb investigation.Content that violates another person or entity’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. For example, sometimes people use Groups to create local meetups. In these circumstances, please make sure to get permission before publishing another person’s real name or other identifying information.
It is concerning to me that Airbnb prohibits "content that refers to an Airbnb investigation" in groups, because these are exactly the kinds of things that hosts need to talk about. We as hosts need to know what happens to a particular host when they have a guest commit a crime at their place, for instance, and they contact Airbnb for help. According to Airbnb policy, all such posts may end up deleted in the new Airbnb groups -- which are being moderated by staff hired by AIrbnb. Hence the value of independent forums.
