Backlash against Airbnb during the worst housing shortages that several countries have ever seen has translated into thousands of people protesting against tourists taking up housing in the past several months across Spain.
The Spanish ministry of social rights, consumption, and the 2030 agenda ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 illegal tourist accommodation listings on its platform. When it refused, the matter ended up with the court siding with the authorities.
Around 5,800 tourist accommodation listings were among the first ordered to be removed immediately.
