@Mike-And-Jane0
I had exactly the same issue as @Dave1125 and @Andrea5188 when I just tried to book an AirBnB stay. This was despite the fact that I have already completed 18 stays in the last 18 months with positive reviews from every owner.
While I accept that some owners, as is their priviledge, may request validated ID before accepting a reservation, all owners, with whom I have booked, have been happy knowing their potential guest has already beeen "validated" by other owners - and as @Sarah977 said "Just because someone has a valid driver's licence or passport doesn't mean they're good people".
In any event, this was not a request from an owner, but rather I had been "randomly selected" by AirBnB to update my ID. While I object to providing a digital version of my photo ID for storage "in the cloud", it would be easier to understand if EVERYONE, wanting to book AirBnB accommodation, was asked to do so. However, this is not the case, as I have many friends who use AirBnB and none have been randomly selected (yet) to provide ID.
The good thing is that there are many other accommodation sites out there, so it won't bother me in the slightest not using AirBnB to book accommodation in the future. This will only impact owners and AirBnB.