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r/ChapoTrapHouse

Banned · Hate

Ban record

Action: banned
Date: June 2020
Reason category: Hate
Subscribers: ≈160,000

Repeated rule-breaking/hateful content

Largest left-wing community in the June 29, 2020 Great Ban.

Full banned record →Part of June 2020 'Great Ban' →

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Reddit Bans r/ChapoTrapHouse in the June 2020 Purge

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BuzzFeed News — Reddit Banned A Ton Of Subreddits
News2020
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Variety — Reddit Bans Hate Speech, Removes 2,000 Subreddits
News2020