It happened to Valerie Gasparini.

One day she could log on to Airbnb; the next, she couldn't.

"Airbnb randomly banned me," she says. "I received a vague email that my account was shut down forever without explanation. I've only ever had excellent Airbnb reviews — never had a single problem."

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