Karma Bites the WaPo as ‘Libs of TikTok’ Triumphs – Opinion

As we reported earlier, the Washington Post’s “tech reporter” (can we say trash reporter?) Taylor Lorenz went about doxing the person who runs the “Libs of TikTok” (LoTT) Twitter account. What was LoTT’s offense? This is a re-posting of TikTok videos liberals and leftists posted. It shows how radical many were. If folks on the left think that’s just great stuff that the leftists post, then why are they upset that someone is just amplifying what the leftists are saying?

Of course, what liberals are upset about is that this is a window into how radical the left has become — they don’t want Americans to see that reality. That’s why they were trying to expose the anonymous account — to stop or hurt the person who was behind the account. They’re upset with the exposure, not with what some of the perverse things those liberal accounts are saying.

But now because of the WaPo’s huge faux pas, more people than ever are seeing what LoTT has been posting because of the spotlight from the WaPo. Brandon Morse, my coworker noted that it seems like the Streisand Effect has been on. Since April 17, LoTT has picked up more than 125,000 followers — going from 632,000 followers to 757,000 at last check.

March 17, 2007 @libsoftiktok632 000 followers.

Today is the day after The Washington Post printed their fake hit piece. @libsoftiktokMore than 704,000 people follow him and he is growing.

🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/MuulSaPbIK

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 19, 2022

Just in the past hour that I’ve been writing this story, the account has picked up several thousand more.

In addition to all the new followers, LoTT has now also picked up a partnership with the Babylon Bee, announced by the CEO, Seth Dillon, which will help enable LoTT to continue to do the work that she is so great at — making it a full-time career.

1. The exposure @libsoftiktok isn’t journalism; it’s pure intimidation. They’re threatened by her effectiveness, so they hope to silence her by making her too afraid to continue. They will raise her costs so that she can’t do it anymore.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 19, 2022

2/ But I think they’ll be surprised by her resolve. She’s afraid, as anyone would be in these circumstances, but she’s also determined to not be bullied, threatened, or harassed into silence. It takes extraordinary courage, something few people have.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 19, 2022

3/ 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.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 19, 2022

4/ They may have exposed her, but they’ll never stop her.

Life expectancy is high @libsoftiktok.

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 19, 2022

So great job, Taylor Lorenz, not only have you shined a much greater light on the work done by LoTT, but it looks like you’ve also helped get her a great deal into the bargain! Karma sometimes comes back when you’re trying to kill someone.