BuzzFeed, the publication infamously known for running an unsubstantiated dossier about then-President-elect Donald Trump's ties to Russia, is caught in yet another ethical (and possibly legal) conundrum.

Rachel Sanders, a senior culture editor at BuzzFeed News, is attempting to recruit freelance writers to send personal essays and cultural criticism, but there's a major caveat.

On Twitter, Sanders posted these tweets.

if you have a story to tell that helps makes sense of the world right now, please get in touch (my email’s in bio) https://t.co/IjfNJfIqZA — Rachel Sanders (@rachelysanders) January 30, 2017

and NB this is deliberately vague but basically, if you’re a white american citizen, think extra hard before you hit send — Rachel Sanders (@rachelysanders) January 30, 2017

Sanders posted a quick clarifying tweet saying, "an addendum for anyone confused by this: i mean it purely & only literally, as in, think about what you have to say before you say it."

WTF?

Not even realizing the irony of what she just posted, a white American doesn't want other white Americans to send personal essays because of the insinuation that they don't think about what they say before they say it.

That's next-level tone deaf.

Twitter users were quick to point out that not only what Sanders did was racist and unethical, but also illegal. By barring employment opportunities to individuals on the basis of race, Sanders could have possibly violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

@rachelysanders You do realize that what you just did is illegal in the United States, right? — Get Off My Lawn (@MeosoFunny) January 30, 2017

@rachelysanders Oy, did you clear that with your compliance attorney? bc you just opened your company to lawsuits pic.twitter.com/bc881aZHFp — (((Aaron Worthing))) (@AaronWorthing) January 30, 2017

Others saw a good opportunity to troll, and troll they did.

.@rachelysanders just shot you an email, let me know. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/KJ6BgMRHdc — Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) January 30, 2017

Last week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson got BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith to admit that hiring based on the color of one's skin is not racist, when, in fact, it is.

This is why Trump won.