Airbnb has admitted to misleading its customers in Australia by
not making clear that prices on its site were listed
in US dollars instead of Australian dollars. This made
property seem cheaper than they actually were. An Australian
court has ordered the company to pay a$10 million
fine and the company may pay up to another 10
million to compensate affected customers. The misleading representations occurred
for about 63,000 customers between 2018 and 2021. Airbnb
updated its platform in 2021 to show us dollar prices
clearly marked with the abbreviation US D