Olympic sponsor Airbnb profits from Xinjiang, Tibet listings

Airbnb is one of the Olympics' biggest backers with a reported $500 million sponsorship deal running until 2028

Olympic sponsor Airbnb has hundreds of listings in Xinjiang and Tibet, two regions where China stands accused of widespread human rights abuses and forced cultural assimilation, new research reveals.

The company said that it had a "long-term partnership" spanning several Olympics and had spoken to the International Olympic Committee about "the importance of human rights".