In the wake of The Washington Post’s Taylor Lorenz publishing the real name and location of the Twitter user behind the incredibly popular Libs of TikTok account, the woman behind Libs of TikTok says she is “holed up in a safe location,” and Lorenz says she is the real victim.
Libs of TikTok has gained a huge following in the past year — in large part by sharing videos of liberal teachers discussing inappropriate sexual matters with students in class. Two weeks after she cried on national television over her own claims of being harassed online, Lorenz published a piece for The Washington Post outing Chaya Raichik as the Twitter user known as Libs of TikTok — a practice known as doxxing. As The New American wrote Tuesday about the doxxing of Raichik:
A Washington Post reporter is being accused of hypocrisy after linking to a piece of information that gave the home address (popularly referred to as “doxxing”) of the creator of a popular Twitter account that lampoons leftists. Taylor Lorenz, a tech writer for the Post, recently broke down in tears in an MSNBC interview where she claimed she suffered from “severe PTSD” over such incidents allegedly directed at her.
After backlash over the incident, The Washington Post removed the link, but the damage was already done.
The damage that was done was that Lorenz and the Post published Raichik’s name and location, knowing it would place her in danger. After the article was published, Raichik tweeted — as Libs of TikTok — that she is “holed up in a safe location” and how “appreciative I am of the support I’m receiving right now.”
And the support has been flowing. As of this writing, Libs of TikTok’s cup runneth over with words of encouragement from supportive followers. But then there is also the other side. Libs of TikTok tweeted a pic of a tweet threatening the assassination of Raichik. Beside that tweet was Twitter’s response to the report of the tweet for threatening violence. Twitter’s response? “We’ve reviewed the content, and didn’t find a violation of our policies, so no action will be taken at this time.”
Libs of TikTok tweeted, “Apparently threatening to assassinate someone doesn’t violate Twitter’s policies. But conservatives get suspended for stating biological facts.”
And Libs of TikTok also tweeted that the doxxing will not silence the account.
In fact, given Twitter’s double standard and penchant for deleting conservative accounts without warning, Libs of TikTok tweeted:
Lots of people have been asking how they can support me. I started a substack & will be posting some exclusive content for subscribers there. It’s the best way to lend support and stay connected if I get banned from social media. I will never be silenced!
That tweet includes a link to the new Libs of TikTok substack where people can subscribe.
Libs of TikTok is rolling with the punches and making the best of a truly terrible situation. But when conservatives on the internet (especially Twitter) called Lorenz out for her duplicity, Lorenz did what she always does: She made herself out to be the victim. In response the the deservedly negative reaction to her article, Lorenz tweeted:
The amount of insane stuff that’s (sic) happened over the past 24hrs has been unbelievable. It’s eye opening to see how sophisticated & vicious these coordinated attacks have become. I’m grateful to work at a company that takes these issues seriously and is supportive. I’m doing great!
Her gift for beating herself with the club of martyrdom is truly amazing. As a direct result of her doxxing of Libs of TikTok, the owner of that account is facing actual death threats while Lorenz has had to bear up under being shamed for her shameful behavior. And in her inflated sense of self, she tweets that it is just so hard that she can only make it with the support of The Washington Post. Oh, and the affirmation of her devoted followers: Her tweet is designed to incite affirming words of support.
And — in a move that puts her fragility on full display — Lorenz limited comments for that tweet to only people she follows or mentions, assuring that only supportive comments would appear.
So, while Raichik faces death threats as a direct result of Lorenz’s irresponsible “journalism,” she is pressing on and making the best of it, despite being on her own. Meanwhile, Lorenz — who is to blame and has the “support” of a major media organization to protect her and her feelings — is making herself out to be the victim.
