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Because Airbnb can act with or without prior notice, users may lose access to their account or the platform without any advance warning.
Interpretive note: The excerpt establishes several independent enforcement actions. The canonical claim covers the primary one (account/platform suspension or limitation). Content-related actions and booking cancellations are recorded in omitted_material.
The updated Terms of Service no longer explicitly state that users must be at least 18 years old to book a reservation or host a place on Airbnb. Previously, this age requirement was stated as a binding community policy. The removal of this language creates operational uncertainty about Airbnb's age eligibility requirements and enforcement. While Airbnb's actual booking and hosting practices may not have changed, users can no longer point to an explicit contractual age restriction in the published terms.
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"Airbnb (or its affiliates) may, with or without prior notice: suspend or limit your access to or use of the Airbnb Platform and/or your account; suspend, remove, disable access to, or restrict visibility of Listings, Reviews, or other Content; cancel pending or confirmed bookings...Excerpt from Airbnb's Terms of Service
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Because Airbnb can act with or without prior notice, users may lose access to their account or the platform without any advance warning.
Users' access to the platform or account may be suspended or limited at any time, with or without prior notice.
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