{"id":1454747,"date":"2022-04-26T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454747"},"modified":"2022-04-26T19:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:44:45","slug":"libs-of-tiktok-twitter-account-hits-1-million-followers-after-creators-identity-revealed-by-wapo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libs-of-tiktok-twitter-account-hits-1-million-followers-after-creators-identity-revealed-by-wapo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Libs of TikTok\u2019 Twitter Account Hits 1 Million Followers After Creator\u2019s Identity Revealed By WaPo"},"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\">30<\/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%2Flibs-of-tiktok-twitter-account-hits-1-million-followers-after-creators-identity-revealed-by-wapo%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=1454747&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-1238371359.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The \u201cLibs of TikTok\u201d Twitter account has surpassed 1 million followers after its creator was at the center of national controversy for more than a week.<\/p>\n<p>The account, which is known for reposting videos of radical left-wing activists on TikTok and other social media platforms, crossed the 1 million follower threshold Tuesday afternoon. The owner of the account posted a screenshot of her follower count, teasing the Washington Post and reporter Taylor Lorenz, who wrote the story revealing the identity of the woman behind the account. \u201cSo grateful to @TaylorLorenz and WaPo for helping me achieve this huge milestone! Is there an address I can send a thank you card @washingtonpost?\u201d Libs of TikTok posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So grateful to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TaylorLorenz<\/a> and WaPo for helping me achieve this huge milestone! Is there an address I can send a thank you card <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLGPwn219q\">pic.twitter.com\/hLGPwn219q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1519053921167167488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Libs of TikTok followed that tweet with another one mocking Lorenz for inadvertently helping the account achieve the milestone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live snapshot of Taylor as she realizes she helped get me to 1M followers. Thanks Tay! \ud83d\ude1a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZ7jj8QIV2\">pic.twitter.com\/SZ7jj8QIV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1519056964080218113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter users reacted to the tweet, with many offering words of congratulations and several pointing out that the account\u2019s rapid follower growth is an example of the \u201cStreisand effect,\u201d where an attempt to censor someone instead draws more attention to that person. Notable reactions included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Th3Claude\/status\/1519058961412014082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519058961412014082%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FTh3Claude2Fstatus2F1519058961412014082widget%3DTweet\">Claude Thompson<\/a>, Fox News homepage editor: \u201cMusk\u2019s purchase of Twitter like the week after the WaPo hit piece so Libs of TikTok probably won\u2019t get suspended again sounds like karmic justice to me, tbh.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPollowitz\/status\/1519060211952144389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519060211952144389%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FGPollowitz2Fstatus2F1519060211952144389widget%3DTweet\">Greg Pollowitz<\/a>, Twitchy.com editor: \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Good job, <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@washingtonpost<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. A few more promoted tweets might get her to 1.25 million.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OzraeliAvi\/status\/1519057072868175872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519057072868175872%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FOzraeliAvi2Fstatus2F1519057072868175872widget%3DTweet\">Avi Yemini<\/a>, Rebel News Australia reporter: \u201cLast week\u00a0 @libsoftiktok had 600k followers and was on the verge of permanent suspension when @TaylorLorenz doxxed the owner for being \u201ctoo large and directing public discourse.\u201d Now it has 1M followers thanks to the article and is here to stay thanks to Elon Musk. Delicious.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkradiojoe\/status\/1519054302253301761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519054302253301761%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftalkradiojoe2Fstatus2F1519054302253301761widget%3DTweet\">Joe Kelley<\/a>, radio talk show host: \u201cOne of my favorite laws \u2013 the law of unintended consequences. And the Streisand Principle is also at play here.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephWulfsohn\/status\/1519056915782934528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519056915782934528%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FJosephWulfsohn2Fstatus2F1519056915782934528widget%3DTweet\">Joseph A. Wulfsohn<\/a>, Fox News media reporter: \u201c@libsoftiktok now has over 1 million Twitter followers after The Washington Post ran its story about the account. Just a week ago, Taylor Lorenz wrote Libs of TikTok had \u201cmore than 648,000 Twitter followers.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sullydish\/status\/1519063362511982598\">Andrew Sullivan<\/a>, former New York Times journalist: \u201cOne reason may be the WaPo\u2019s decision not to link to any of the content it was criticizing. To understand the story at all, you had to go to @libsoftiktok because the WaPo believes in hiding reality from its readers.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lorenz recently published the article in the Washington Post that resulted in critics accusing her of \u201cdoxxing\u201d the woman who runs Libs of TikTok. The reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/holed-up-in-a-safe-location-libs-of-tiktok-creator-provides-update-on-her-safety-after-being-doxxed-by-washington-post\">claimed<\/a> that the account has a \u201cdeep and far-reaching\u201d impact on discourse and plays a role in \u201cshaping right-wing media, impacting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and influencing millions by posting viral videos aimed at inciting outrage among the right.\u201d The woman, whom The Daily Wire is not naming out of respect for her privacy, said she was inundated with death threats from left-wingers but later posted on Twitter that she was \u201choled up in a safe location.\u201d Lorenz was also harshly criticized for inadvertently directing a number of threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-on-you-woman-with-same-name-as-doxxed-libs-of-tiktok-reveals-threats-blasts-wapos-taylor-lorenz\">another woman<\/a> with the same name as the Libs of TikTok owner and reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1516403898952695813?s=20&#038;t=1jeTlUz0_0Rmd6ngD67XRw\">visiting the homes<\/a> of the woman\u2019s family members.<\/p>\n<p><i>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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