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> Basically, the city wants to hold Airbnb responsible for user-generated content.

Airbnb gets paid for the rentals, not for the listings. Also, they actively control the content (try putting an URL in the listing). Mistaking Airbnb for a publishing medium for user-generated content seems disingenuous at best.

[bduerst]

I think it's a false dichotomy to say they're either/or - why cant't they be both?

If they're actively controlling user generated content, then it's obvious they benefit from better content.