Elon Musk reportedly reached out to The Babylon Bee before his purchase of a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, and before he issued a tweet asking users if they believed the platform upheld the principles of free speech. It was also announced on Tuesday that Musk will join the tech giant's board of directors.
According to Bee CEO Seth Dillon, Musk reached out prior to his polling of Twitter users on whether or not they believe Twitter "rigorously adheres" to free speech.
Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 25, 2022
Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?
"Musk reached out to us before he polled his followers about Twitter’s commitment to free speech," Dillon wrote in at tweet. "He 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’s the largest shareholder and has a seat on the board."
Musk reached out to us before he polled his followers about Twitter's commitment to free speech. He 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's the largest shareholder and has a seat on the board.
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 5, 2022
The Babylon Bee has recently been at odds with the tech giant. In March, the Bee's main account was locked due to "hateful conduct" after naming the Biden administration's Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, as its "Man of the Year." This after USA Today named Levine, a biological male, as one of its "Women of the Year."
The Bee's editor-in-chief Kyle Mann was also locked out of Twitter for what the social media platform calls "hateful conduct."
Following the suspension of The Babylon Bee, Mann tweeted that perhaps Twitter would allow Mann back into the account "if we throw a few thousand Uighurs in a concentration camp."
The Babylon Bee's editor in chief has now been locked out of Twitter for hateful conduct. pic.twitter.com/toNL98w2mb
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 22, 2022
The Bee was told that the account would be restored in 12 hours, but only after the tweet was deleted. Dillon said that the tweet would not be deleted, saying that "truth is not hate speech."
We're told our account will be restored in 12 hours, but the countdown won't begin until we delete the tweet that violates the Twitter Rules. pic.twitter.com/85tdmrqJpU
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 20, 2022
The Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon has been reached for comment.
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