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Airbnb is once again aiming to stop disruptive parties.

The San Francisco-based vacation rental company will be implementing its "proprietary anti-party technology" for listings across the U.S. starting May 19.

These defenses "block" certain bookings made over Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, which Airbnb says has "the aim of reducing the risk of disruptive parties, which are banned on our platform."

"Although incidents of disruptive parties on Airbnb are rare, we are committed to working to reduce the risk and helping hosts promote positive experiences in their homes and local neighborhood," Airbnb said in a press release.

Here's what we know about Airbnb's anti-party defenses.

The anti-party technology flags "certain (booking) attempts" to identify and prevent the possibility of a disruptive party by considering several factors, including venue, length of stay, distance and whether the reservation was made last minute.

According to the press release, the system uses that criteria to determine whether the booking should be blocked. Anyone "blocked" from booking an entire will have the ability to book alternative accommodations on Airbnb.

About 51,000 people across the country, including 22,180 in California, Texas and Florida, were deterred from booking an entire home listing on Airbnb across both holiday weekends, according to the company.

Airbnb's anti-party defenses are part of a broader set of tools and policies designed to "promote responsible travel" and "help hosts safeguard their spaces" in the U.S, and around the world, especially when demand for accommodations are higher.

"Since 2020, when we introduced our global party ban policy, we’ve seen an over 50 percent decrease in the rate of party reports to us in the US," Airbnb said in a press release. "In 2024, fewer than approximately 0.06 percent of reservations on Airbnb in the US resulted in a report of a party."