Slack permanently suspends Libs of TikTok, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon reports



Slack has permanently suspended Libs of TikTok, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon reported early Saturday morning.

"@SlackHQ has permanently suspended @libsoftiktok," Seth Dillon posted at 1:16 a.m. Saturday morning.

"If your business is defending kids, Slack doesn’t want your money," Babylon Bee's CEO added, appending a screenshot of Slack's notification of the suspension.

\u201c.@SlackHQ has permanently suspended @libsoftiktok. If your business is defending kids, Slack doesn\u2019t want your money.\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1677305802

Dillon's non-satire site, Not The Bee, also confirmed the news.

"How much do you want to bet that the 'violation of the policy' is that Slack's woke staff were just bothered by how popular and successful LOTT has become?" Not The Bee author Daniel Payne wrote of the dust up.

"We are writing to let you know that we have suspended your workspace ... for violations of our Acceptable Use Policy," the screenshot Dillon posted says, in part.

"As highlighted in Slack's Acceptable Use Policy, Slack may exercise its right to suspend or terminate your access," the message also says.

The message Dillon posted goes on to say Slack refunded the "most recent" $75 monthly charge," and that they can provide a "copy of the data stored in your Slack instance" via electronic file transfer on request.

Salesforce's customer success account responded to Dillon, saying the team was "looking into this issue." Salesforce acquired Slack in June 2021.

\u201c@SethDillon Hello Seth! Salesforce/Slack team is looking into this issue.\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1677305802

Reaction on social media was swift.

"Insane," Christina Pushaw tweeted from her personal account. Pushaw served as rapid response director for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) during his campaign.

\u201c@SethDillon @JeremyRedfernFL @SlackHQ @libsoftiktok Insane.\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1677305802

Political commentator Keith Olbermann suggested Raichik was a "domestic terrorist" who was "terrorizing the innocent."

\u201c@palbria @libsoftiktok It ain't politics, Goob. It's terrorizing the innocent\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1677305802


\u201c@dragonbrother @SethDillon @SlackHQ @libsoftiktok Not being a domestic terrorist\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1677305802

Who is Libs of TikTok?

Chaya Raichik, who formerly posted anonymously as @LibsOfTikTok on Twitter, is a social media commentator, creator and author. She is best known for re-posting extremely controversial content that liberals originally post on the video-based social media platform called TikTok.

The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz exposed Raichik's identity in April 2022. Lorenz and colleagues have since suggested Raichik is responsible for threats on children's hospitals.

Raichik has been a regular guest of Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight." In those interviews, Raichik discusses how she has been ruthlessly targeted by left-leaning outlets and media figures for her work exposing extremists who target children.

Raichik's most recent endeavor involves publishing a children's book called "No More Secrets: The Candy Cavern."

"I wanted to do the next step, which is to give parents and children a tool that they can use to actually be able to spot predatory behavior," Raichik told the New York Post Saturday about her picture book debut.

Raichik's aim with the book is to teach children "if there is a trusted adult or an authority who's telling you to keep secrets from your parents ... then that is a big red flag."

How is Seth Dillon and the Babylon Bee Involved?

After Lorenz revealed Raichik's identity, Dillon said he made a deal with her "that will turn her heroic, high-risk work into a career." Dillon is the CEO of satire site The Babylon Bee, a popular site among conservative readers. Though Dillon said he had not hired Raichik to work for the Bee, the pair worked out a suitable arrangement, according to The Wrap.

\u201c3/ I think they'll also be surprised by the support she receives. I want them to know that she won't be canceled from her job because this *is* her job now. I've worked out a deal with her that will turn her heroic, high-risk work into a career.\u201d
— Seth Dillon (@Seth Dillon) 1650397445

What is Slack?

Slack, now owned by Salesforce, is a platform used primarily for work-related communication. Slack describes its platform as a "digital-first ecosystem for work." It boasts millions of users across the world, including 77 of the Fortune 100.

Slack did not respond to TheBlaze's request for comment in time for publication.

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Journalist apologizes for false report of Clarence Thomas and Ron DeSantis meeting before Dobbs decision: 'I am just embarrassed as hell'



A journalist with the Independent issued profuse apologies after he falsely reported a meeting between a Supreme Court justice and a Republican governor the day before the pivotal Dobbs decision.

The report said that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had met with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas just before the court overturned Roe v. Wade, the decision that established federal abortion rights in the U.S.

Apparently, Eric Michael Garcia simply misread the dates of the meeting and decision.

Garcia apologized after DeSantis' deputy press secretary Jeremy Redfern called out the error and pointed out the mistake in the dates, which were separated by a year, not just one day.

"Hey @EricMGarcia from the @Independent, Is June 23th, 2021 a day before June 24th, 2022?" Redfern tweeted.

\u201cHey @EricMGarcia from the @Independent,\n\nIs June 23th, 2021 a day before June 24th, 2022?\u201d
— Jeremy Redfern (@Jeremy Redfern) 1666966019

Garcia began a long series of tweets with apologies only four minutes after Redfern sent his rebuke.

"I am legitimately so sorry. I was not trying to mislead. I am legitimately embarrassed and humiliated. I never wanted to do anything malicious. I am so apologetic. I should have double-checked the dates," Garcia tweeted.

"We are taking the article down. I cannot apologize enough. I should have double-checked triple-checked dates," he said in a second tweet.

"I am mortified and legitimately embarrassed. I want to thank @JeremyRedfernFL for flagging. And apologize to Governor DeSantis and Justice Thomas. This is a horrible error on my part," he said in a third tweet.

"The story is in the process of being retracted. I am just embarrassed as hell. Words cannot describe how mortified I am. I try to be honest in my work. I don't try to do gotcha journalism. I always hated that. I can never apologize enough," he said in a fourth tweet.

Others pointed out that even if the story had been true that the meeting would not have proven that Thomas had been politically pressured by DeSantis to revoke the Roe v. Wade decision.

Despite the retraction, some left-wing activist accounts continued to amplify the false story.

"If you support impeaching Justice Clarence Thomas after he was just EXPOSED by leaked emails revealing that he had a shady meeting with MAGA Gov. Ron DeSantis the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — please retweet and follow us!" wrote Occupy Democrats.

\u201cBREAKING: Justice Clarence Thomas is EXPOSED as leaked emails reveal that he had a shady meeting with MAGA Gov. Ron DeSantis the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade \u2014 raising serious questions about what was discussed. RT TO DEMAND A FULL INVESTIGATION!\u201d
— Occupy Democrats (@Occupy Democrats) 1666903175

Twitter added a note to the tweet explaining that the story had been retracted.

Here's more from Clarence Thomas:

Justice Clarence Thomas: "I do think what happened at the Court is tremendously bad."www.youtube.com