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MAGA Account 'Libs Of TikTok' Banned From Bluesky After Just 9 Days—And People Are Cheering

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The anti-LGBTQ+ account was suspended after just nine days on the social media site Bluesky—and users are applauding the X alternative for its actual content moderation.

The internet is rejoicing after a homophobic account called "Libs of TikTok" was banned by the microblogging social media site Bluesky, an alternative to that other platform owned by the transphobic billionaire and President-elect Donald Trump's biggest cheerleader.

Libs of TikTok, run by former real estate agent Chaya Raichik, is a handle for various far-right and anti-LGBTQ+ media with content that emboldens the MAGA contingent to spread harmful rhetoric and cause death threats to members of the LGBTQ+ community.



Libs of TikTok has been banned from Bluesky

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— Culture Crave 🍿 (@culturecrave.co) December 2, 2024 at 11:29 PM

According to Clearsky, Libs of TikTok became the second most blocked account on Bluesky and was suspended after just nine days of posting inflammatory political content.


New account to make the most blocked on bluesky.

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— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) November 29, 2024 at 10:16 AM

Users flocked to Bluesky, and away from X (formerly Twitter), in increasing numbers after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election in an attempt to distance themselves from Trump's closest ally, Elon Musk.

The anti-trans Tesla CEO has repeatedly deadnamed his estranged trans daughter in interviews and claimed he lost "his son" to the "woke virus."

Bluesky users celebrated the news of their favored site essentially closing the door on Libs of TikTok on December 2.


fifty thousand blocks. libs of tiktok was blocked FIFTY — THOUSAND — TIMES 🤣

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— shane kenobi ✨ (@shanelemagne.bsky.social) December 3, 2024 at 8:37 AM



Former Democratic Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia lauded Bluesky, saying:

"This is why bluesky is going to be a success. Real moderation."
"Libsoftiktok is racist, homophobic, and actually causes harm to others. They can keep their bullsh*t elsewhere."

The move was deemed a victory against hatred.

@ziggy.the-gay.cat/Bluesky


Huge W. They harassed my workplace and sent thousands of people to hate on socials over something that was entirely false.
— Coach Hart (@hartlessly.bsky.social) December 3, 2024 at 2:51 AM



A website with actual proper moderation? Where dangerous deranged people are actually banned? Am I in a dream?
— Comet The Pal (@cometpal.bsky.social) December 3, 2024 at 8:40 AM



vatnitter
— Sprunki 🎵 (@sprunkiofficial.bsky.social) December 3, 2024 at 1:44 PM


Yeah, we don’t need that crap around here lmao They can stay in Musk’s toxic orbit and fester there
— SchrodingerMatt (@passwordsuck.bsky.social) December 2, 2024 at 11:33 PM


it’s almost like their content is bullying people under the guise of “politics”! good to see a platform that’s SANE for once and can actually SEE that
— MightyKingVideo (@mightykingvideo.bsky.social) December 3, 2024 at 3:19 PM


It's crazy that all they want to do is spread hate on every platform. Then cry about freedom of speech.
— Shivonne (@pshivonne.bsky.social) December 2, 2024 at 11:43 PM


Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik was featured in a Fox and Friends segment in which she blasted public schools for allegedly offering minors " pornography."

Raichik said:

"Every single day in America, our children are under attack, specifically in the school system, and that's what I seek to expose every single day."

Her introduction was in response to a news report about a Maine sixth grader who showed his father a book he found objectionable on display at his school's library.

The book was Alice Oseman's graphic novel featuring the characters "Nick & Charlie" from Netflix's LGBTQ+ teen romance series Heartstopper. The teen male characters are lying in bed together, fully clothed, and reading a book.

Raichik said "the issue of pornography in schools" was something she's been discussing since starting Libs of TikTok.

You can see the interview here.

- YouTubeyoutu.be

Raichik's rhetoric is reflected in her account, which falsely accuses LGBTQ+ inclusive schools and adults of "indoctrinating" and "grooming" kids.

The false claims publicized on Libs of TikTok have caused outrage among conservatives and have led to LGBTQ+-themed family events, such as Drag Queen Story Hour, being targeted by right-wing extremists like The Proud Boys.

One LGBTQ+ student group at South Dakota State University faced a bomb threat after Libs of TikTok shared misleading posts with manipulated video footage featuring a drag show intended for all ages.

To whip up outrage, the video was allegedly spliced with footage from the previous year's age-restricted version of the same event.

Raichik, who also believes gender-affirming surgery is a form of "child abuse," disseminated false information via Libs of TikTok relating to misleading news of hospitals offering gender-affirming bottom surgeries.

The deceptive posts consequently led to hospital employees being subjected to harassment and the hospitals they work for facing bomb threats.

Bluesky wants none of that toxicity on their site, and neither do we.

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