(PM.) In the early morning hours of Saturday, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon reported that Libs of TikTok, has been permanently suspended from Slack due to a terms of service violation.
“@SlackHQ has permanently suspended @libsoftiktok,” Dillon said. “If your business is defending kids, Slack doesn’t want your money.” The message from Slack notifying LOTT that the ban had been undertaken reads:
“We are writing to let you know that we have suspended your workspace, lott-chat.com.com, for violations of our Acceptable Use Policy. As highlighted in Slack’s Acceptable Use Policy, Slack may exercise its right to suspend or terminate your access.”
.@SlackHQ has permanently suspended @libsoftiktok. If your business is defending kids, Slack doesn’t want your money. pic.twitter.com/a0vWNF0ew0
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) February 25, 2023
That “Acceptable Use Policy states “If we believe a violation of the policy is deliberate, repeated or presents a credible risk of harm to other users, our customers, the Services or any third parties, we may suspend or terminate your access.” There is nothing in the Terms of Service about being required to hold views that adhere to those of the company.
They go on to say that they have refunded the most recent charge of $75, and are willing to hand over the data LOTT is now banned from viewing, despite it being the company’s own work product, so long as LOT asks for it.
Salesforce, which purchased Slack in 2020 for a massive $27.7 billion, replied to Dillon’s tweet, saying “Hello Seth! Salesforce/Slack team is looking into this issue.”
In reply, users of Slack and Salesforce customers noted that the “wokeness” at the company had been a “turn off.” Others noted that the Salesforce buyout of Slack had been enough for them to stop using the product altogether.
I was a Salesforce user & administrator for almost 20 years.
Their “wokeness” has definitely turned me off as a potential customer.
My advice – stick to your product/service and stay far out of politics, tech companies!
— Scott Upham (@ScottUpham) February 25, 2023
Project Veritas revealed in 2021 via a Salesforce whistleblower that the company had a plan to deplatform a “broader range” of users who they say had “the potential to incite politically motivated violence.”
BREAKING: Leaked Insider Tape Reveals @Salesforce Plan to Deplatform ‘Broader Range’ of Customers Who Have ‘The Potential to Incite Politically Motivated Violence’
Salesforce Inexplicably Severs Ties with Project Veritas!#Salesfarce pic.twitter.com/HUbs3TQTMH
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) February 24, 2021
