{"id":1746728,"date":"2022-11-21T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1746728"},"modified":"2022-11-21T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T15:49:53","slug":"the-babylon-bees-twitter-account-is-restored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-babylon-bees-twitter-account-is-restored\/","title":{"rendered":"The Babylon Bee\u2019s Twitter Account is Restored"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fthe-babylon-bees-twitter-account-is-restored%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=1746728&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\/10\/GettyImages-1242798529-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-15jw47d\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> restored the account belonging to Christian satire outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/babylon-bee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Babylon Bee<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re back. Let that sink in,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBabylonBee\/status\/1593671784666402816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said <\/a>The Babylon Bee in a nod to Musk\u2019s recent acquisition of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet was banned from the social media site earlier this year for an <a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/the-babylon-bees-man-of-the-year-is-rachel-levine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> that jokingly named Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine, a biological male who claims female identity, as \u201cMan of the Year.\u201d Musk, a vocal fan of The Babylon Bee and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/no-joke-elon-musk-interview-with-babylon-bee-coming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former guest<\/a> on their podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-contacted-the-babylon-bee-before-buying-9-of-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consulted<\/a> with the company\u2019s leadership before launching his bid to acquire Twitter, according to Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusk reached out to us before he polled his followers about Twitter\u2019s commitment to free speech,\u201d Dillon reported. \u201cHe wanted to confirm that we had, in fact, been suspended. He even mused on that call that he might need to buy Twitter. Now he\u2019s the largest shareholder and has a seat on the board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter initially refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-responds-to-babylon-bees-appeal-keeps-them-locked-out-of-their-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revoke<\/a> the decision to lock The Babylon Bee\u2019s account. According to Dillon, the company wrote: \u201cOur support team has determined that a violation did take place, and therefore we will not overturn our decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk also said on Friday that a decision has not yet been made about restoring the account belonging to former President Donald Trump, who launched his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-trump-launches-third-bid-for-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third bid<\/a> for the White House earlier this week. Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jordan-peterson-restored-to-twitter-by-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restored accounts<\/a> belonging to DailyWire+ host Jordan Peterson, as well as comedian Kathy Griffin, who was recently suspended for impersonating Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach,\u201d the multibillionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593673844996288512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div id=\"post-body-text\">\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-15jw47d\">\n<p>Americans with conservative viewpoints have faced censorship from the nation\u2019s major institutions, from government entities to technology conglomerates, as Musk himself recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-acknowledges-left-wing-censorship-machine-has-it-out-for-conservatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a>. Libs of TikTok, a popular account that reposts videos from radical left-wing activists, was temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/libs-of-tiktok-locked-out-of-twitter-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">locked out<\/a> of Twitter several months ago for a \u201chateful conduct\u201d warning. Allie Beth Stuckey, a commentator and podcast host, was suspended from Twitter on two separate occasions, once for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-suspends-conservative-pundit-allie-beth-stuckey-for-stating-that-transgender-weightlifter-is-a-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>\u00a0that a transgender Olympic weightlifting competitor is \u201cstill a man,\u201d and again for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/allie-beth-stuckey-suspended-from-twitter-after-challenging-fox-news-segment-that-went-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denouncing<\/a>\u00a0a Fox News segment that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/shapiro-a-complete-betrayal-at-fox-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> a family who claimed their child was transgender.<\/p>\n<p>Musk recently told the public that he purchased the company in order to facilitate open dialogue between citizens with differing opinions. \u201cThe reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence,\u201d the multibillionaire wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/read-it-elon-musk-explains-why-he-bought-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThere is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s richest man has nevertheless faced aggressive internal opposition from Twitter employees. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-employee-calls-out-elon-musk-on-twitter-it-doesnt-end-well-for-the-employee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> a handful of employees who publicly opposed him and told others that they would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/read-it-elon-musk-tells-twitter-staff-to-work-long-hours-at-high-intensity-or-hit-the-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a> to work \u201clong hours at high intensity\u201d if they desire to continue at the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk restored the account belonging to Christian satire outlet The Babylon Bee on Friday.\u201cWe\u2019re back. Let that sink in,\u201d said The Babylon Bee in a nod to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1674550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1746728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1746728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1674550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1746728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1746728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1746728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}