{"id":1446635,"date":"2022-04-19T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446635"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:44:54","slug":"it-isnt-journalism-its-pure-intimidation-babylon-bee-ceo-torches-libs-of-tiktok-expose-then-reveals-hes-offered-her-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-isnt-journalism-its-pure-intimidation-babylon-bee-ceo-torches-libs-of-tiktok-expose-then-reveals-hes-offered-her-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"It \u2018Isn\u2019t Journalism, It\u2019s Pure Intimidation\u2019: Babylon Bee CEO Torches Libs Of TikTok \u2018Expose\u2019 \u2014 Then Reveals He\u2019s Offered Her A Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-isnt-journalism-its-pure-intimidation-babylon-bee-ceo-torches-libs-of-tiktok-expose-then-reveals-hes-offered-her-a-job%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1390662861.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon made it clear Tuesday that he stood with the woman behind the often-viral Libs of TikTok account \u2014 and that he believed she would weather the storm brought on by a Washington Post article attacking her and revealing her identity.<\/p>\n<p>The article was written by Taylor Lorenz \u2014 who, in an ironic twist, broke down during a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/straight-trash-twitter-explodes-as-washington-post-reveals-who-runs-libs-of-tiktok-account\/\">recent MSNBC interview<\/a> while complaining about threats and online bullying she claimed had targeted her. She argued that it was necessary to expose the woman behind <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/taylor-lorenz-criticized-for-her-plan-to-dox-anonymous-libs-of-tiktok-account\/\">Libs of TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@LibsofTikTok has become a powerful cross-platform social media influencer, spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and fueling the right wing media\u2019s outrage machine. I wrote [about] the account, the woman behind it, and why it matters,\u201d she tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LibsofTikTok<\/a> has become a powerful cross-platform social media influencer, spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and fueling the right wing media&#8217;s outrage machine. <\/p>\n<p>I wrote abt the account, the woman behind it, and why it matters \ud83e\uddf5<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p5dNT7Li1B\">https:\/\/t.co\/p5dNT7Li1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1516399663305297920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Dillon wasn\u2019t buying <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/taylor-lorenz-criticized-for-her-plan-to-dox-anonymous-libs-of-tiktok-account\/\">Lorenz\u2019s argument<\/a>, and he pushed back in a Twitter thread of his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The exposure of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@libsoftiktok\u00a0isn\u2019t journalism; it\u2019s pure intimidation. They\u2019re threatened by her effectiveness, so they hope to silence her by making her too afraid to continue,\u201d Dillon began. \u201cThey want to raise the cost of doing her work so high that she has no choice but to quit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think they\u2019ll be surprised by her resolve,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s afraid, as anyone would be in these circumstances, but she\u2019s also determined to not be bullied, threatened, or harassed into silence. That takes remarkable courage that few people possess.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/ But I think they&#8217;ll be surprised by her resolve. She&#8217;s afraid, as anyone would be in these circumstances, but she&#8217;s also determined to not be bullied, threatened, or harassed into silence. That takes remarkable courage that few people possess.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethDillon\/status\/1516502918219849743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dillon went on to say that he expected to see a lot of people rallying to support her as well, adding that he had worked out a deal with her to make sure that she could continue her work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019ll also be surprised by the support she receives. I want them to know that she won\u2019t be canceled from her job because this *is* her job now. I\u2019ve worked out a deal with her that will turn her heroic, high-risk work into a career,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">They may have exposed her, but they\u2019ll never stop her. Long live <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@libsoftiktok,\u201d he concluded<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/ They may have exposed her, but they&#8217;ll never stop her.<\/p>\n<p>Long live <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@libsoftiktok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethDillon\/status\/1516502920019197955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBreaking Points\u201d co-host Saagar Enjeti <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1516403971681832966\">commented<\/a> on the situation as well, noting that there was a story surrounding Libs of TikTok \u2014 it just wasn\u2019t the one that Lorenz had chosen to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">There\u2019s a real story about how <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@libsoftiktok\u00a0by simply posting videos became objectively one of the most important conservative activists in the entire country Taylor Lorenz refuses to engage with the actual content\/why it resonates and chooses to try and destroy her instead,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The woman at the center of the storm appears to be weathering it as well as Dillon predicted, however.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/holed-up-in-a-safe-location-libs-of-tiktok-creator-provides-update-on-her-safety-after-being-doxxed-by-washington-post\/\">posted a statement<\/a> saying that she was \u201choled up in a safe location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords cannot express how appreciative I am of the support I\u2019m receiving right now. Thankfully I\u2019m currently holed up in a safe location. I\u2019m confident we will get through this and come out even stronger. Grateful for all the thoughts and prayers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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