As such, the ordinance unquestionably treats online platforms such as Airbnb as the publisher or speaker of third-party content and is completely preempted by the [Communications Decency Act] CDA." The San Francisco suit is based on a similar appeal to the CDA. The suit also insists that the Stored Communication Act and the 4th Amendment are violated by Santa Monica, since the law forces "disclosure to the City of certain customer information without any legal process or pre-compliance review." Courthouse News Service reports that : Airbnb already has paid $20,000 in fines [to Santa Monica], KPCC radio reported in late July…In its 22-page lawsuit, Airbnb says it "has paid all of the citations it has received under protest," and says the city should enforce its laws against the hosts who violate them, not Airbnb. The San Francisco-based company says the regulations force it to pay criminal fines without any evidence of intentional wrongdoing.