Twitter flagged a video posted by The Babylon Bee mocking Twitter employees over their reactions to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media company, the site’s editor-in-chief says.
In the video, a fictional character named Mandy walks into an office and expresses her frustration with the announcement of Musk’s offer.
“So tell me, what is it about Elon Musk buying Twitter that actually bothers you? And remember this is a safe space, there’s no judgement here,” the human resources employee says.
She responds, “If he buys our free speech platform people will be able to have—free speech on our platform.”
The HR employee goes on to show Mandy a series of inkblots.
Mandy tells him she continues to see Hitler and Nazis within the photos.
When asked if Musk is in the room with them, Mandy responded, “Yes. I see him at work. I see him at Whole Foods. I see him when I get into my Tesla. He’s everywhere.”
She then runs out of the room after seeing Musk’s face in different objects.
Watch the video below:
Twitter employee undergoes therapy due to imminent @elonmusk takeover via @TheBabylonBee pic.twitter.com/b5sYLgQBGi
— Babylon Bee fan (@BabylonBeeFan) April 25, 2022
Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann later tweeted, “Our video mocking Twitter employees for being too sensitive was flagged by Twitter for sensitive content.”
Musk responded with laughing face emojis.
🤣🤣
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
Leaked internal communications by employees at Twitter reveal they have been “overtaken by despair and anger” by Musk’s takeover, as The New York Post reported.
Twitter locked The Babylon Bee’s account last month after it named U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine “Man of the Year.”
The social media platform said the account violated its rules against “hateful conduct,” which says, “You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”