@Anonymous I truly can't imagine how they could make it easier, short of setting up the listings for hosts. I think a huge number of hosts have no idea what they're getting into before they take the leap. How many people actually read the terms and conditions before opening up a very expensive asset to strangers? Based on the issues day to day on the board, there are many who just click yes I understand and agree without taking more than a cursory glance at what they have to say.
Trying to find a place to stay for me and my dogs the other week was quite an eye-opening experience, and it was a little disappointing. I found many listings that didn't meet Airbnb's rules - security deposits requested outside the platform galore, for example, but I encountered a lot of issues that should have been flagged. Guests don't really understand the rules either in a lot of cases, so I think a lot of it just must go unnoticed. They just put up with it and the brand gets eroded a little more.
Some other recent examples of hosts here on the board have also made me think that Airbnb just doesn't care: as long as the host is making them a buck and isn't actually murdering guests or doing anything else to them that could make the company look bad in the media (cameras, harrasment), anything goes.
I live in a market in which there are already significant legal hurdles involved in hosting. Encouraging unprepared people to turn to hosting isn't going to help with that either. The more issues there are, the more likely it is that there will be regulations put in place.