Babylon Bee Considers Legal Action Against SPLC for Doxxing Writers
The Southern Poverty Law Center published identities of Not the Bee contributors, citing protection of trans and genderqueer individuals.
- The Babylon Bee is exploring legal options after the SPLC revealed the identities of anonymous contributors to its partner site, Not the Bee.
- SPLC accessed publicly viewable source code to obtain personal details of writers, including names and contact information.
- The SPLC justified its actions by claiming the content from Not the Bee writers dehumanizes marginalized groups.
- Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon criticized SPLC as a 'smear factory' and accused them of attempting to censor speech.
- The SPLC has previously faced criticism and legal challenges for labeling groups and individuals as extremists.