If social media has taught us anything, it's this: If you want to make some noise, all it takes is a tweet.
Peers, a nonprofit devoted to educating people about the sharing economy, on Thursday launched a New York-centric Twitter advocacy campaign to encourage people to tweet at state legislators in support of home-sharing services like Airbnb. Peers created a "tweet your state senator" tool, which finds your state senator based on your home address, and then offers up a prewritten tweet: "I am asking you to fight for smart, fair homesharing regulations in New York. #FixTheLaw http://action.peers.org/nyso"
The law in question was passed 2010, and lets New York City prosecute illegal hotel activity, or the short-term rentals of units in large residential buildings. Peers has gathered people who participate in the sharing economy, either as service providers (Airbnb hosts, Lyft drivers) or those who use the 21st-century platforms, to change the law and legalize short-term rentals.
Don't live in New York? You can still participate by tweeting at the whole State Senate.
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