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Babylon Bee CEO: Twitter’s Bee lockout may have been ‘last straw’ for Elon Musk
Washington Times ^ | 4-4-22 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 04/04/2022 7:22:08 PM PDT by dynachrome

Mr. Musk asked his 80 million Twitter followers in March 24-26 tweets about the platform’s commitment to transparency and free-speech principles, concluding with the questions, “What should be done?” and “Is a new platform needed?”

“I wouldn’t suggest that The Babylon Bee is the sole reason Musk decided to take action,” said Mr. Dillon. “Censorship is pervasive on the platform, and he‘s been concerned about it for some time. But I do think the absurdity of his favorite satire site getting suspended factored into his decision. Perhaps it was the last straw.” It’s no secret that the world’s richest person is also a Babylon Bee fan. In December, he did a 90-minute YouTube chat with Mr. Dillon, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann, and creative director Ethan Nicolle.

Twitter has kicked off plenty of big names on the right, none bigger than former President Donald Trump. The platform touched off an outcry in October 2020 for locking the New York Post’s account for 16 days over its bombshell report on Hunter Biden’s laptop.

Last month, Twitter froze several popular accounts, including those belonging to the Bee, Fox host Tucker Carlson, and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk, for referring to Dr. Levine as a man, a violation of the platform’s “hateful conduct” policy.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; censorship; demagogicparty; elonmusk; hesamanbaby; karens; musk; thebabylonbee; twitter
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To: dynachrome
A woke idiot or two are already quitting twitter. .

Good news on top of good news..Here's hoping more WOKESTERS quit.

21 posted on 04/04/2022 8:51:36 PM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignorinbg reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: JennysCool

“Ha! I can’t wait to order from this guy at the drive-thru in a few months.”

Be careful that’s the type of freak who would mess with your food.


22 posted on 04/04/2022 9:19:14 PM PDT by chuckb87
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To: dynachrome

Well it’s start.


23 posted on 04/04/2022 9:48:33 PM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: BigEdLB

Jack is gone...now we have street shitter Jack.


24 posted on 04/04/2022 10:43:40 PM PDT by 31R1O
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To: dynachrome

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out the door, Jackson.


25 posted on 04/04/2022 10:46:33 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Greenie weenie ecofreaks in Europe and the USA are responsible for this war.)
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To: dynachrome

Show ‘em how it’s done, son.


26 posted on 04/04/2022 11:51:52 PM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: dynachrome

Question is will anyone miss this guy?


27 posted on 04/05/2022 12:37:23 AM PDT by rodguy911 ((FR:home of the free because of the Brave---),ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL IT'S NOT)
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To: chuckb87

I wouldn’t worry about that putz. Drive thru is now a premium job! This guy would not cut it. You have to actually work for a living.


28 posted on 04/05/2022 12:40:46 AM PDT by rodguy911 ((FR:home of the free because of the Brave---),ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL IT'S NOT)
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To: dynachrome

J. Mulholland, Don’t forget to take the doorknob out of your butt when the door hits you on the way out.


29 posted on 04/05/2022 5:26:49 AM PDT by null and void (Bokassa always used to say, ‘You can’t feed people with politics.’)
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To: dynachrome

File under “Logic conflicted treatise on fake stuff”.


30 posted on 04/05/2022 6:17:28 AM PDT by nagant
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To: dynachrome

WOW - thanks for sharing that piece of great news...


31 posted on 04/05/2022 6:25:01 AM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignorinbg reality. Ayn Rand)
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