For the first time ever, Airbnb will proactively support an Airbnb host facing legal repercussions f

For the first time ever, Airbnb will proactively support an Airbnb host facing legal repercussions for using the company's service. But the "sharing economy" isn't as beneficent as it seems. Airbnb's head of public policy has previously stated his intention to make New York "the model city" for the startup's costly regulatory issues.