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Re:Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused b... by JohnHaugeland on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @10:21AM (#30347591)
The practice of excluding by race is not actually illegal.

Think about fraternities. Think about ethnic centers.

People have an expectation that because it's immoral in the obvious case, it's illegal.

It's actually not. Nothing stops anyone from making a group for, say, Chinese American newspaper reporters, or Lebanese car mechanics.

What's actually illegal is turning people down for jobs or housing over race.

The law would only be interested if the website was the only way to get to protected topics like a job board

Re:Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused b... by extra88 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @10:34AM (#30347815)
It's also illegal in the U.S. to turn away customers because of their race. That's more relevant than private club membership.