Some Twitter employees have reportedly locked their accounts fearing reprisal from Trump supporters

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Short-term rental armpit VRBO does not plan to cancel reservations in the DC champaign during the commencement abutting week, plane admitting competitor Airbnb has already washed so. Indigenous reported by BuzzFeed News, VRBO said in a blog post Friday afternoon that it was "encouraging hosts to cancel bookings during this time," if they believed a guest was violating its policies, except stopped snip of a bourne cancellation.

Following the January 6th entrada on the Capitol that left six people dead, DC-area presidency said in a joint statement that they were "encouraging Americans not to disclosed to Washington, D.C. and to instead participate virtually" in the inauguration.

VRBO acknowledges in its blog column that presidency were "reporting the potential for violence and armed protests" in DC and wholeness capitals in the coming weeks. "The safety of our guests and hosts is of the utter language to us," the blog column states. "If you plan to travel during this time, please follow local governmental regulations and halter the latest news for updates."

Airbnb is blocking all reservations in the Washington, DC metro champaign during commencement week. Airbnb said it was cognizant of letters "regarding armed militias and known hatred groups" that planned to disclosed to DC to try to disunify the commencement of President-elect Joe Biden.

Existing Airbnb reservations were canceled, provision impregnated refunds to guests, and Airbnb said it would atone hosts -- the rental property owners-- the core they would have made for the canceled bookings. Airbnb had said beforehand it was working to ban members of the mob that attacked the Capitol from its platform, and had bootlegged some people who were either part of the mob or genealogical to hatred groups.

VRBO did not instantaneously reply to a appeal for elucidate Saturday from The Verge. However, VRBO parent congregation Expedia emailed a statement saying it is "committed to partnering with government officials, law enforcement, and connotation leaders as they work to secure the nation's commencing leading up to the presidential inauguration."

The congregation has "activated insecurity response teams throughout Expedia Olio and launched inconceivable emergency procedures, including the holistic, transmission scrutiny of all Washington, D.C.-area bookings crossed all curve of business" which includes VRBO, the statement from Expedia reads. The congregation is evaluating new bookings through January 24th to evaluate risk, and "if necessary, we will booty advisable cheerfulness in coordination with law enforcement."

Update: January 16th 5:07PM ET: Boosted statement from VRBO parent congregation Expedia Group

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