
Amid the widening scrutiny against global technology platforms, the Australian antitrust watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB), accusing it of misleading users into paying more.
What Happened: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), in a court filing, said the vacation rentals company, between at least January 2018 and August 2021, misled customers by advertising and charging room rates in the U.S. dollars without indicating the figures in Australian dollars.