@Stephanie should be included on this too. There was initially a response to this thread from her that stated that Airbnb would bear the costs of refunds and reimbursements (I still have the email copy of that response). But then the response was deleted and we were waiting on clarification. I'm assuming since it's been crickets since then, that when Airbnb says "we'll" refund you... they mean US, the hosts. Which is kind of what I always figured. Basically the same old, same old, but now Chesky is shouting "refunds for all!" and "look how great we are!" from the rooftops, as inept Customer Service representatives pass hosts' money out like candy at a parade.
Honestly though, at this point, it's almost the least of my concerns. With this new release, longtime Superhosts with amazing reviews and stats are getting buried in searches and we're probably not going to be booking many guests through this platform anymore anyway.