Requesting Airbnb Team Review for Extortion Policy Violation (Guest Asked for Refund to Change Review)

Requesting Airbnb Team Review for Extortion Policy Violation (Guest Asked for Refund to Change Review)

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping a Community Manager can help escalate this for review by the Policy Integrity / Trust & Safety team.

I recently had a guest leave a negative review, and during our communication the guest wrote “some type of refund would work” in reference to changing their review. I understand this falls under Airbnb’s Extortion or Incentivization policy.

I submitted evidence twice through normal support, and two Support Ambassadors agreed it appeared to violate policy, but they couldn’t reopen the case because the system limits disputes to two attempts. I also contacted @AirbnbHelp, but the thread has gone inactive.

I’m a long-time host with excellent ratings, and this situation is unfair because it directly affects my business reputation. I’m not looking to argue with support — I simply need a manual review by the Policy Integrity or Executive Escalations team so that the written evidence can be evaluated properly.

I can provide the screenshot privately if needed.

Thank you so much for any help or for flagging this to the appropriate team.

— Peter

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