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Reddit’s BlackPeopleTwitter Forum Wants to Know if Its Users Are Actually White

VERIFIED RACE

Moderators for the popular subreddit had an idea to weed out the white users. But their experiment ended after just a few days—and inspired right-wing outrage.

Will Sommer
Will Sommer 

Politics Reporter

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Will Sommer

Will Sommer

Politics Reporter

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