Automating housing (in)justice: The promise and limits of ‘fair’ rent tech

Amid an acute rental crisis in Australia, concerns about the use of automated tools for rental practices such as tenant screening have grown. Rent tech firms often market these products with the promise of greater convenience, objectivity, and fairness. In a context plagued by deep structural inequity, the interventions of these technologies can never be merely technical nor neutral. But can they work against injustice?

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