Libs of TikTok#Identity revelation

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In November 2020, Raichik created a Twitter account with the handle @shaya69830552, which she later changed to @shaya_ray. According to The Daily Dot, "in its early days, [the account] primarily existed as a reply account that routinely showed up in the comments of prominent conservatives on Twitter."{{cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Libs of TikTok—the influential, mystery Twitter account hailed by mainstream conservatives—attended Jan. 6 Capitol protest |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-attended-capitol-riot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419153428/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-attended-capitol-riot/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=The Daily Dot}} Under these prior handles, Raichik downplayed the severity of COVID-19, promoted the disproven conspiracy theory that the 2020 United States presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump through election fraud, and made posts showing that she was present at the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Raichik criticized the law enforcement officers at the Capitol. She tweeted that she did not enter the Capitol building like "a few crazy people" had and called the breach "mostly peaceful", and she later favorably compared the attack to a Black Lives Matter protest. In early 2021, the account had less than 1,000 followers.

The account's handle was later changed to @cuomomustgo, focusing on demanding the resignation of then-governor of New York Andrew Cuomo following the sexual harassment allegations levied against him. Raichik also used the account to advocate for the recall of California governor Gavin Newsom. By March 2021, the handle had changed to @houseplantpotus, a parody account tweeting as a houseplant in the White House during the presidency of Joe Biden. On April 19, 2021, Raichik adopted the moniker @libsoftiktok, promising to "help you find your daily dose of cringe".{{cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/19/libs-of-tiktok-right-wing-media/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419162842/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/19/libs-of-tiktok-right-wing-media/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live}} In May and June 2021, before and during Pride Month, Libs of TikTok started posting anti-LGBT commentary, including her first tweet promoting the LGBT grooming conspiracy theory. The account's early reposts also included reposts of videos by progressives about Anthony Fauci and vaccinations that it deemed cringeworthy. Slate linked Libs of TikTok's early success to "shamelessly tagging alt-right and far-right heavy hitters on Twitter, a strategy she continues to use to this day".

By August 2021, Libs of TikTok had amassed around 65,000 followers. In August 2021, podcaster Joe Rogan began promoting @LibsofTikTok on The Joe Rogan Experience, leading to a large increase in followers. That same month, lawyer and Republican Party operative Grant Lally filed a trademark for Libs of TikTok as a "news reporter service". The account has been promoted by Donald Trump Jr., journalist Glenn Greenwald and political commentators Tucker Carlson, Jesse Watters and Laura Ingraham; has been featured in the New York Post, The Federalist, The Post Millennial, Fox News and in other right-wing news outlets; and its posts have been retweeted by Meghan McCain.{{Cite web |last=Halpert |first=Madeline |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Right-Wing Figures Attack Journalist Taylor Lorenz For Revealing Creator Of 'Libs Of TikTok' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/04/19/right-wing-figures-attack-journalist-taylor-lorenz-for-revealing-creator-of-libs-of-tiktok/?sh=396b9a0542d9 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090330/https://www.forbes.com/sites/madelinehalpert/2022/04/19/right-wing-figures-attack-journalist-taylor-lorenz-for-revealing-creator-of-libs-of-tiktok/?sh=396b9a0542d9 |url-status=live }}

Prior to being revealed as the account creator, Raichik was interviewed anonymously on several occasions, during which she boasted that posts from the account led to the firings of several teachers. Raichik encouraged followers to join local school boards in order to remove teachers who teach about gender and sexuality. Raichik told the New York Post that "I don't do this for money or fame" and "I'm not some politician or blue-check journalist."

In April 2022, details began to surface about Libs of TikTok's identity. Raichik had registered the domain name LibsofTikTok.us earlier in October 2021; .us domains do not allow for anonymous registration, meaning Raichik's full name and other information was listed publicly on the WHOIS record for the domain. This enabled software developer Travis Brown to name Raichik as the account's creator in early April 2022.{{cite web |access-date=27 February 2024 |last1=Allemann |first1=Andrew |title=Reminder: there's no Whois privacy for .us domain names |url=https://domainnamewire.com/2022/04/20/reminder-theres-no-whois-privacy-for-us-domain-names/ |website=Domain Name Wire |date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064313/https://domainnamewire.com/2022/04/20/reminder-theres-no-whois-privacy-for-us-domain-names/ |url-status=live }}

On April 19, 2022, The Washington Post published an article by journalist Taylor Lorenz which further publicized Raichik's identity, noting that she worked in real estate in Brooklyn and that she was "proudly" Orthodox Jewish. These details were scraped from early iterations of the Libs of TikTok Twitter account. The online version of the article initially included a link to Raichik's real estate license, although it was later removed.{{cite web |last=Leeman |first=Zachary |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=27 February 2024 |title=Washington Post Called Out For False Claim in Statement Defending Taylor Lorenz Report |url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-accused-of-making-false-claim-in-lorenz-defense-after-removing-link-from-libs-of-tiktok-report/ |work=Mediaite |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231007/https://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-accused-of-making-false-claim-in-lorenz-defense-after-removing-link-from-libs-of-tiktok-report/ |url-status=live }}

Lorenz's article was controversial, particularly among American conservatives, and she was criticized for her methods in reporting the piece,{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Tom |date=2022-04-21 |title=The Taylor Lorenz controversy should not be a controversy at all |url=https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2022/what-happened-taylor-lorenz-libs-of-tiktok-controversy/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Poynter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917230116/https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2022/what-happened-taylor-lorenz-libs-of-tiktok-controversy/ |url-status=live }} for revealing Raichik's identity at all, for antisemitism (having mentioned Raichik's claim regarding her faith), and for hypocrisy (having previously spoken out against online harassment).{{Cite web |last1=Mastrangelo |first1=Dominic |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Washington Post defends Taylor Lorenz reporting after story on "Libs of TikTok" Twitter account |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/3273533-washington-post-defends-taylor-lorenz-reporting-after-story-on-libsoftiktok-twitter-account/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=The Hill |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420002614/https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/3273533-washington-post-defends-taylor-lorenz-reporting-after-story-on-libsoftiktok-twitter-account/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Kampeas |first=Ron |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Twitter activist behind far-right "Libs of TikTok" revealed to be US Orthodox Jew |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/twitter-activist-behind-far-right-libs-of-tiktok-revealed-to-be-us-orthodox-jew/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=The Times of Israel |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422011152/https://www.timesofisrael.com/twitter-activist-behind-far-right-libs-of-tiktok-revealed-to-be-us-orthodox-jew/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Quay |first=Grayson |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Conservatives complain of "doxxing" after exposé reveals woman behind "Libs of TikTok" account |url=https://theweek.com/twitter/1012735/conservatives-complain-of-doxxing-after-expose-reveals-woman-behind-libs-of-tiktok |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=The Week |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419154636/https://theweek.com/twitter/1012735/conservatives-complain-of-doxxing-after-expose-reveals-woman-behind-libs-of-tiktok |url-status=live }} Some critics accused Lorenz of doxxing Raichik, though Lorenz countered that Raichik's information had already been publicly available. Lorenz and The Washington Post stood by the reporting. Cameron Barr, a senior managing editor at The Washington Post, wrote in a statement that the Post "did not publish or link to any details about [Raichik's] personal life", though Raichik noted that a home address was listed on the real-estate license the article originally linked to. Lorenz said that her critics are trying to "sow doubt and discredit journalism".{{Cite podcast |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=2022-04-21 |title=Taylor Lorenz discusses "Libs of TikTok" and her reporting practices |url=https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/reliable-sources/episodes/98660065-5010-4ec2-b913-ae7e0168a052 |access-date=2022-05-10 |publisher=CNN |work=Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090711/https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/reliable-sources/episodes/98660065-5010-4ec2-b913-ae7e0168a052 |url-status=live }}

Raichik personally accused Lorenz of doxxing and of violating her right to free speech,{{Cite web |last=Sultan |first=Reina |date=2022-09-30 |title=How Libs of TikTok Became an Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Machine |url=https://www.them.us/story/libs-of-tik-tok-twitter-facebook-instagram-explained-childrens-hospitals-grooming |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Them |language=en-US |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930223554/https://www.them.us/story/libs-of-tik-tok-twitter-facebook-instagram-explained-childrens-hospitals-grooming |url-status=live }} though she vowed she would "never be silenced". The following month, Raichik tweeted that she had "received about a dozen death threats", including threats from people threatening to throw a pipe bomb into her house.{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Shankhyaneel |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Libs Of TikTok Receives Death, Bomb Threats, Alleges Twitter Staff Discussed Deplatforming Her |url=https://www.news18.com/news/world/libs-of-tiktok-receives-death-bomb-threats-alleges-twitter-staff-discussed-deplatforming-her-5367121.html |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614074713/https://www.news18.com/news/world/libs-of-tiktok-receives-death-bomb-threats-alleges-twitter-staff-discussed-deplatforming-her-5367121.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Elon Musk claims Twitter is 'biased against half of the country' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-deal-bias-b2100553.html |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108100600/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-deal-bias-b2100553.html |url-status=live }} Lorenz also reported that she faced personal backlash, noting that, in response to the article, her "whole family" had been doxxed, and that "trolls [then] moved on to doxxing and stalking any random friends I've tagged on Instagram".{{Cite web |last=Starr |first=Michael |date=2022-04-21 |title=US Right, Left clash on orthodox Jewish activist's 'doxxing' |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704798 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en-US |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424065700/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704798 |url-status=live }}

The Libs of TikTok account gained 200,000 followers the day after The Washington Post's story was published.{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |date=2022-04-20 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Libs of TikTok' Exposed, Conservatives Are Extremely Mad |url=https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/20/anti-lgbtq-libs-tiktok-exposed-conservatives-are-extremely-mad |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=The Advocate |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601011155/https://www.advocate.com/media/2022/4/20/anti-lgbtq-libs-tiktok-exposed-conservatives-are-extremely-mad |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Lorenz |first1=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |last2=Dwoskin |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Jamison |first3=Peter |title=Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of children's hospitals |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 2, 2022 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/02/lgbtq-threats-hospitals-libs-of-tiktok/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220902220445/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/02/lgbtq-threats-hospitals-libs-of-tiktok/ |archive-date=2 September 2022 |issn=0190-8286 |quote=After gaining a large Twitter following in the spring as she baselessly accused LGBTQ teachers of being pedophiles and 'groomers', Raichik began criticizing children's health facilities earlier this summer, targeting a hospital in Omaha in June and another in Pittsburgh in August. The attacks resulted in a flood of online harassment and phoned-in threats at both hospitals.}}

Lorenz arranged an interview two years after The Washington Post article, during which Raichik argued against gender-affirming care{{cite web |last=Billson |first=Chantelle |date=2024-02-25 |title=Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik says she doesn't believe in gender-affirming care |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/25/libs-of-tiktoks-chaya-raichik-says-she-doesnt-believe-in-gender-affirming-care/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=PinkNews |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409081935/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/25/libs-of-tiktoks-chaya-raichik-says-she-doesnt-believe-in-gender-affirming-care/ |url-status=live }} and discussed whether Raichik counted herself as a public figure with regard to her outing.{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |date=26 February 2024 |title=Libs of TikTok exposed as ignorant hypocrite in viral video |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/taylor-lorenz-chaya-raichik-interview |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Advocate |language=en |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409041126/https://www.advocate.com/news/taylor-lorenz-chaya-raichik-interview |url-status=live }}

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Libs of TikTok has been described as right-wing, conservative, far-right,{{efn|name=far-right}} extreme right-wing,{{Cite web |last=Cockerell |first=Isobel |date=September 16, 2022 |title=Chinese censors silence dissent on zero-Covid lockdowns in Xinjiang and Tibet |url=https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/china-xinjiang-lockdown-ghulja-covid/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Coda Media |language=en-US |quote=Now this campaign, orchestrated by the extreme right-wing 'Libs of TikTok' Twitter page... |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602205752/https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/china-xinjiang-lockdown-ghulja-covid/ |url-status=live }} and extremist.{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=Maya |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Boston Children's hospital receives bomb threat after far-right harassment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/31/boston-childrens-hospital-bomb-threat-far-right-lgbtq |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006174708/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/31/boston-childrens-hospital-bomb-threat-far-right-lgbtq |url-status=live }} The Times of London described the account as a "Twitter provocateur". The account is generally devoted to reposting content from left-leaning social-media accounts that sparks outrage among its right-wing followers.{{cite news|work=Buzzfeed News|title=Libs of TikTok Creator Chaya Raichik Called Ron DeSantis 'Incredible' For Offering Her Refuge in Florida Governor's Mansion|first=Loren|last=Cecil|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lorencecil1/ron-desantis-liberals-of-tik-tok-invite|access-date=February 26, 2024|date=December 27, 2022|archive-date=May 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524150206/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lorencecil1/ron-desantis-liberals-of-tik-tok-invite|url-status=live}}{{cite news|work=Salon.com|url=https://www.salon.com/2023/04/16/right-wing-story-hour-part-2-chaya-raichik-and-the-libs-of-tiktok-saga/|access-date=February 26, 2024|first=Timothy|last=Denevi|title=Right-wing story hour, part 2: Chaya Raichik and the Libs of TikTok saga|date=April 26, 2023|quote=These videos are brutal because she didn't make them. They are public, willingly composed by the individuals depicted in them and posted to an audience they presume to be friendly. Raichik widens the circle of distribution — and, in so doing, mercilessly pops their proverbial bubbles.|archive-date=October 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021190711/https://www.salon.com/2023/04/16/right-wing-story-hour-part-2-chaya-raichik-and-the-libs-of-tiktok-saga/|url-status=live}} The reposted videos are most often LGBT-related.

Raichik contends that adults teaching children about LGBT identities is abusive and constitutes child grooming. She often uses Libs of TikTok to publicize LGBT events either involving or aimed at youth, and, on more than one occasion, some of these events have been targeted by right-wing extremists. Raichik has claimed that being gender non-conforming or being an ally of the LGBT community is a "mental illness", and deliberately misgendered transgender people.

In June 2022, Libs of TikTok had some of their tweets removed after they posted the locations of a drag-focused events in the United States, including at least one Drag Queen Story Hour that was geared toward preschool-aged children. That location, in San Lorenzo, California, was stormed by the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group.{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Amanda |date=June 12, 2022 |title=Alleged Proud Boys storm Bay Area Drag Queen Story Hour at library |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Proud-boys-storm-Bay-Area-Drag-Queen-story-hour-17236693.php |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813131507/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Proud-boys-storm-Bay-Area-Drag-Queen-story-hour-17236693.php |url-status=live }} Pride events in Dallas and Coeur d'Alene were also targeted by right-wing extremists after Libs of TikTok posted about them; at the Coeur d'Alene event, 31 Patriot Front members were arrested before getting to their destination.{{cite web |access-date=February 26, 2024 |first=Connor |last=Perrett |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Drag shows are the latest battleground in the right wing anti-gay disinformation campaign about 'grooming' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/drag-queens-children-lgbtq-right-wing-libsoftiktok-idaho-patriot-front2022-6 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310035227/https://www.businessinsider.com/drag-queens-children-lgbtq-right-wing-libsoftiktok-idaho-patriot-front2022-6 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/anti-lgbtq-threats-orchestrated-on-internet-shut-down-events-rcna33955 |title=Anti-LGBTQ threats, fueled by internet's far right 'machine,' shut down trans rights and drag events |date=June 17, 2022 |work=NBC News |access-date=February 26, 2024 |first1=Ben |last1=Collins |first2=Doha |last2=Madani |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006174706/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/anti-lgbtq-threats-orchestrated-on-internet-shut-down-events-rcna33955 |url-status=live }} In June, a spokesperson for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said investigators believe that the Proud Boys confrontation was caused by Libs of TikTok.{{Cite news |last=Bellware |first=Kim |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Proud Boys disrupt drag-queen reading event, prompting hate-crime probe |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/13/proud-boy-drag-queen/ |access-date=September 2, 2022 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706180235/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/13/proud-boy-drag-queen/ |url-status=live }} In August, NPR reported that "no conclusive link between the posts and the extremist groups' activities" had been established.

The Proud Boys have also targeted or threatened to target other events Libs of TikTok has publicized, including a Woodland, California, bar's drag happy hour (which Raichik said was hosted by a "youth group" for "all ages"),{{cite news |author=Habegger |first=Becca |date=July 1, 2022 |title='We will not tolerate hate' {{!}} Woodland Police Chief addresses criticism of department's response to protesters outside drag event |website=ABC10 |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland/woodland-drag-police/103-6ecf61fc-9e0f-4c9c-b744-ad17247e3675 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702015221/https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/woodland/woodland-drag-police/103-6ecf61fc-9e0f-4c9c-b744-ad17247e3675 |archive-date=2022-07-02 |url-status=live }} a drag brunch planned to benefit a local LGBT resource center in Sanford, North Carolina,{{cite web|url=https://rantnc.com/2022/10/30/downtown-drag-brunch-draws-proud-boys-protests/|title=Downtown "drag brunch" draws Proud Boys protests|date=October 30, 2022|website=The Rant|access-date=February 26, 2024|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330023538/https://rantnc.com/2022/10/30/downtown-drag-brunch-draws-proud-boys-protests/|url-status=live}} and a drag-queen story hour that was planned (and then cancelled) by a K-5 school in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/holi-drag-storytime-children-canceled-right-wing-protesters-rcna59990|access-date=February 26, 2024|work=NBC News|title='Holi-Drag Storytime' for children canceled because of right-wing protesters|date=December 3, 2022|first=Dennis|last=Romero|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920063550/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/holi-drag-storytime-children-canceled-right-wing-protesters-rcna59990|url-status=live}}

In November, a South Dakota State University LGBTQ student group was the target of a bomb threat being investigated by the University Police Department, after Libs of TikTok posted alleged footage of that year's annual drag event, which was advertised as all-ages. The student group and the performer at the center of the event said Libs of TikTok's video spliced together scenes of that year's event with the previous year's event, which had been age-restricted.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/college-lgbtq-group-gets-bomb-threat-over-hosting-kid-friendly-drag-show|access-date=February 26, 2024|title=College LGBTQ Group Gets Bomb Threat Over Hosting "Kid-Friendly" Drag Show|website=The Daily Beast|date=December 15, 2022|first=Nico|last=Lang|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705151046/https://www.thedailybeast.com/college-lgbtq-group-gets-bomb-threat-over-hosting-kid-friendly-drag-show|url-status=live}}

In May 2023, it was reported that the shooter responsible for the Allen, Texas shooting had dedicated to Libs of TikTok a long screed he posted to social media denouncing Drag Queen Story Hour.{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Richard |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Elon Musk appears to entertain conspiracy theory that Texas mall shooting was a 'psyop' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-psyop-allen-shooting-conspiracies-b2336244.html |url-status=live |work=The Independent |language=en |issn=1741-9743 |oclc=185201487 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527201337/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-psyop-allen-shooting-conspiracies-b2336244.html |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |quote=This isn't the first time Mr Musk has entertained conspiracy theories about violence inspired by right wing actors.}}

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Raichik opposes gender-affirming surgery on children, arguing that it is mass scale child abuse and that "[a]ny doctor performing these surgeries should have their license revoked. They belong in prison".{{cite web |last=Nehorai |first=Elad |date=August 29, 2022 |title=Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth |url=https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ |access-date=February 26, 2024 |work=The Forward |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930222318/https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=August 30, 2022 |title=LibsOfTikTok linked to Russian disinformation campaign to stir outrage over LGBTQ rights |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/libsoftiktok-linked-russian-disinformation-campaign-stir-outrage-lgbtq-rights/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=LGBTQ Nation |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411162717/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/libsoftiktok-linked-russian-disinformation-campaign-stir-outrage-lgbtq-rights/ |url-status=live }}

In August 2022, on Libs of TikTok social-media accounts, Raichik claimed that Boston Children's Hospital (BCH){{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Far-Right Extremists Are Threatening to "Execute" Doctors at a Children's Hospital |work=Vice News |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/libsoftiktok-trans-children-boston-hospital/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111184322/https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzv9a/libsoftiktok-trans-children-boston-hospital |url-status=live }} and Children's National Hospital (CNH) were providing gender-affirming bottom surgeries to minors. With the BCH-related content, Raichik included a BCH video that featured one of the hospital's gynecologists explaining the procedure. USA Today,{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/08/22/fact-check-false-claim-boston-hospitals-transgender-care/10340507002/ |title=Fact check: False claim about Boston Children's Hospital's transgender care program |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=USA Today |last=Hudnall |first=Hannah |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023203812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/08/22/fact-check-false-claim-boston-hospitals-transgender-care/10340507002/ |url-status=live }} NPR, and PolitiFact{{Cite news |last=Reyes |first=Yacob |date=August 12, 2022 |title=No, Boston Children's Hospital doesn't provide hysterectomies for children |work=PolitiFact |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/tweets/no-boston-childrens-hospital-doesnt-provide-hyster/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815171908/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/12/tweets/no-boston-childrens-hospital-doesnt-provide-hyster/ |url-status=live }} concluded that BCH claim was false. The CNH content was an audio recording with two operators who stated that 16-year-old trans boys would be eligible for hysterectomies at the hospital.{{Cite news |last=Jamison |first=Peter |date=26 August 2022 |title=Children's hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans hysterectomies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/26/childrens-national-hospital-trans-hysterectomies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831182919/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/26/childrens-national-hospital-trans-hysterectomies/ |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=27 August 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite news |last=Venhuizen |first=Harm |date=August 27, 2022 |title=D.C. children's hospital harassed over trans youth services |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-social-media-5c7735b11b6f884be0b8c7add823d6a6 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403160442/https://apnews.com/article/health-social-media-5c7735b11b6f884be0b8c7add823d6a6 |url-status=live }} CNH denied the operators' statements and noted that "[n]one of the people who were secretly recorded by this activist group deliver care to our patients". Several conservative outlets—including The Daily Caller and The Post Millennial—republished one or both stories.{{Cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=August 29, 2022 |title=Children's hospital gets death & bomb threats after Libs Of TikTok claims kids are sterilized there |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/childrens-hospital-gets-death-bomb-threats-libs-tiktok-claims-kids-sterilized/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=LGBTQ Nation |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102191250/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/childrens-hospital-gets-death-bomb-threats-libs-tiktok-claims-kids-sterilized/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Derek |last2=Venkataramanan |first2=Meena |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital says it faces threats after right-wing tweets |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/17/boston-childrens-hospital-transgender-treatment/ |access-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201185613/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/17/boston-childrens-hospital-transgender-treatment/ |url-status=live }}

Both hospitals' websites featured mistaken information as to the eligibility for gender-affirming bottom surgeries: A public-facing file on BCH's website said that vaginoplasty patients must be "between 17 and 35 years of age at the time of surgery";{{cite web|title=Vaginoplasty|work=Boston Children's Hospital|url=https://www.childrenshospital.org/sites/default/files/media_migration/f0f27297-03a5-4650-b31c-c22b46bcffa6.pdf}} when asked about this document, the hospital explained that it had since been updated to reflect the protocol it said it had "always adhered to"—that, while consultations were available to 17 year olds, only those over 18 were eligible for the surgery.{{cite news|work=Fox News|title=Boston Children's Hospital deletes references to vaginoplasties for 17-year-olds amid online furor|first=Jessica|last=Chasmar|date=August 18, 2022|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/boston-childrens-hospital-deletes-references-vaginoplasties-17-year-olds-online-furor|access-date=February 26, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111144607/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/boston-childrens-hospital-deletes-references-vaginoplasties-17-year-olds-online-furor|url-status=live}} CNH's website had stated that hysterectomies were provided to patients "between the ages of 0–21". But a spokeswoman for the hospital stated: "We do not and have never performed gender-affirming hysterectomies for anyone under the age of 18."

After the Libs of TikTok posts, each hospital's employees were subject to harassment, and both BCH and CNH were subject to bomb threats,{{refn|name=bomb-threats|BCH bomb threats:{{cite web |last=O'Laughlin |first=Frank |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Police investigating after another bomb threat made against Boston Children's Hospital |url=https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/police-investigating-another-threat-against-boston-childrens-hospital/5M7UXMABDNC3JBIFYLOYEOY4QM/ |work=WFXT |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325060959/https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/police-investigating-another-threat-against-boston-childrens-hospital/5M7UXMABDNC3JBIFYLOYEOY4QM/ |url-status=live }}

CNH bomb threats:}} though it was unclear whether the BCH threat was related to the harassment.{{Cite web |last=Alfonseca |first=Kiara |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital receives bomb threat following harassment over transgender care |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-childrens-hospital-receives-bomb-threat-harassment-transgender/story?id=89102036 |access-date=August 31, 2022 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108153146/https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-childrens-hospital-receives-bomb-threat-harassment-transgender/story?id=89102036 |url-status=live }} NBC News described Libs of TikTok as "one of the primary drivers of the harassment campaign" against BCH.{{Cite web |last1=Zadrozny |first1=Brandy |author-link1=Brandy Zadrozny |last2=Collins |first2=Ben |last3=Winter |first3=Tom |date=September 15, 2022 |title=FBI charges Massachusetts woman with Boston Children's Hospital bomb threat |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-charges-massachusetts-woman-boston-childrens-hospital-bomb-threat-rcna47973 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920001943/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-charges-massachusetts-woman-boston-childrens-hospital-bomb-threat-rcna47973 |url-status=live }} The threats of violence were widely denounced,{{Cite news |last=Dwyer |first=Dialynn |date=August 19, 2022 |title='This is medical care': Mayor Michelle Wu reacts to attacks on Boston Children's Hospital over transgender care |language=en-US |work=Boston.com |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/08/19/michelle-wu-responds-to-attacks-on-boston-childrens-hospital-transgender-care/?amp=1 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006174740/https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/08/19/michelle-wu-responds-to-attacks-on-boston-childrens-hospital-transgender-care/?amp=1 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McCausland |first=Phil |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital faces bomb threat after right-wing harassment campaign |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boston-childrens-hospital-faces-bomb-threat-right-wing-harassment-camp-rcna45620 |access-date=August 31, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511094409/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boston-childrens-hospital-faces-bomb-threat-right-wing-harassment-camp-rcna45620 |url-status=live }} and both state and federal{{Cite web |last=Levesque |first=Brody |date=August 20, 2022 |title=Hate purveyor Libs of TikTok not suspended: GLAAD responds |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/08/20/hate-purveyor-libs-of-tiktok-not-suspended-glaad-responds/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Blade |language=en-US |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213092259/https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/08/20/hate-purveyor-libs-of-tiktok-not-suspended-glaad-responds/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=D'Ambrosio |first=Amanda |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital Threatened Over Kids' Transgender Healthcare |work=MedPage Today |url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100268 |access-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321022920/https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100268 |url-status=live }} authorities launched investigations into the threats. When contacted by The Washington Post, Raichik did not answer a question about whether she felt responsible for the threats against the hospitals, but said that "we 100% condemn any acts/threats of violence".{{Cite magazine |author=Melissa Gira Grant |date=September 7, 2022 |title='Libs of TikTok' and the Right's Embrace of Anti-LGBTQ Violence |magazine=The New Republic |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/167674/anti-lgbtq-violence-libs-of-tiktok |access-date=September 8, 2022 |issn=0028-6583 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603235652/https://newrepublic.com/article/167674/anti-lgbtq-violence-libs-of-tiktok |url-status=live }} In a later tweet, Raichik said that she would continue to call out hospitals,{{Cite news |first=Morgan |last=Trau |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Akron Children's Hospital is latest gender-affirming care provider to face online threats |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/akron-childrens-hospital-is-latest-gender-affirming-care-provider-to-face-online-threats |access-date=September 24, 2022 |work=News 5 Cleveland |language=en |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812141240/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/akron-childrens-hospital-is-latest-gender-affirming-care-provider-to-face-online-threats |url-status=live }} and, in the aftermath of the CNH tweets, after which Twitter temporarily suspended the Libs of TikTok account, Raichik said, "Getting suspended by Twitter has only made me realize my biggest mistake. I only called one hospital I should have called dozens because I promise you Children's National is not the only one. I promise to learn from my mistake and uncover more of what our Big Tech overlords don't want us to know. I will do better in the future."

Raichik subsequently posted stories about Akron Children's Hospital{{cite web |title=Akron Children's Hospital establishes center for transgender and LGBTQ+ patients |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/akron-childrens-hospital-establishes-center-for-transgender-and-lgbtq-patients |access-date=February 26, 2024 |first=Bob |last=Jones |work=News 5 Cleveland |date=July 29, 2019 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319025559/https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/akron-childrens-hospital-establishes-center-for-transgender-and-lgbtq-patients |url-status=live }} and Barbara Bush Children's Hospital{{Cite news |last1=Schemmel |first1=Alec |last2=Baron |first2=Julian |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Maine children's hospital declines to explain gender transition services |url=https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/maine-childrens-hospital-declines-to-explain-gender-transition-services-barbara-bush-childrens-hospital-portland-maine |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=KDNL |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314132048/https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/maine-childrens-hospital-declines-to-explain-gender-transition-services-barbara-bush-childrens-hospital-portland-maine |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/far-right-influencers-are-targeting-individual-doctors-rcna49701 |title=Doctors providing trans care are under increasing threat from far-right harassment campaigns |date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=NBC News |last1=Collins |first1=Ben |last2=Zadrozny |first2=Brandy |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920131958/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/far-right-influencers-are-targeting-individual-doctors-rcna49701 |url-status=live }} providing non-surgical gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, to minors. Raichik also posted about an adolescent clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, highlighting its practice of asking parents to step out of the room for a few minutes to give young patients a "safe space".{{Cite magazine |author=Melissa Gira Grant |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Doxxed Doctors, Library Bomb Threats, and Attacks on Pride Centers: A Week in Escalating Anti-LGBTQ Violence |magazine=The New Republic |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/167882/rising-right-wing-lgbtq-threats-violence-tiktok-tucker-carlson |access-date=September 29, 2022 |issn=0028-6583 |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014221131/https://newrepublic.com/article/167882/rising-right-wing-lgbtq-threats-violence-tiktok-tucker-carlson |url-status=live }} In response to the social-media attention, which included threats, Akron Children's Hospital temporarily took down the gender-affirming care section of their website and information about its employees and the care they provide.

The account has targeted other hospitals that provide gender-affirming care, in some cases with false claims, including a children's hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Phoenix Children's Hospital, leading to phoned-in threats and harassment. After Libs of TikTok's targeting of specific hospitals, other pediatric facilities including Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital have faced harassment and false claims about care they provide.{{Cite web |last=Solis |first=Steph |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital faces threats over gender-affirming care |url=https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2022/08/18/boston-childrens-hospital-trans |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327181754/https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2022/08/18/boston-childrens-hospital-trans |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Eng |first=Monica |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Lurie Children's Hospital facing harassment for gender affirming care |work=Axios |quote=Pediatric facilities nationwide, including Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital, are facing harassment and false claims about the gender-affirming care they offer. The harassment is driven by Libs of TikTok, a Twitter account whose posts are amplified by the conservative group |url=https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/09/01/lurie-childrens-harassment-gender-affirming |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602060640/https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/09/01/lurie-childrens-harassment-gender-affirming |url-status=live }} In September 2022, in response to Libs of TikTok's posts, Lurie Children's Hospital increased its security and moved a transgender youth support group from in-person meetings to online meetings.

Teachers supporting LGBT students have been noted as one of the "most frequent" targets of the Libs of TikTok account.{{Cite web |last=Persaud |first=Chris |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Babylon Bee CEO of Juno Beach backs Twitter firebrand who calls LGBTQ people pedophiles |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2022/05/10/babylon-bee-ceo-juno-beach-backs-libs-tiktok-creator/7385009001/ |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516050225/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2022/05/10/babylon-bee-ceo-juno-beach-backs-libs-tiktok-creator/7385009001/ |url-status=live }} Several of the teachers targeted have reported harassment and death threats.{{efn|name=teacher|Attributed to multiple sources:{{cite web |work=Media Matters for America |title=The real victims in the 'Libs of TikTok' discourse are the teachers and LGBTQ people harassed because of the account |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/real-victims-libs-tiktok-discourse-are-teachers-and-lgbtq-people-harassed-because-account |first1=Brennan |last1=Suen |first2=Ari |last2=Drennen |access-date=February 26, 2024 |date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912232346/https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/real-victims-libs-tiktok-discourse-are-teachers-and-lgbtq-people-harassed-because-account |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Salgado |first=Beck Andrew |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Followers of right-wing forum Libs of TikTok harass a Tosa first-grade educator for teaching pronouns at past job |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/news/2022/07/20/followers-right-wing-forum-libs-tiktok-harass-new-tosa-teacher/10096346002/ |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |language=en-US |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615161026/https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/news/2022/07/20/followers-right-wing-forum-libs-tiktok-harass-new-tosa-teacher/10096346002/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Tryens-Fernandes |first=Savannah |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Huntsville teacher reading to dogs in drag sparks threats |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/10/huntsville-teacher-reading-to-dogs-in-drag-sparks-threats-after-libs-of-tiktok-video.html |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=Alabama Local News |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233803/https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/10/huntsville-teacher-reading-to-dogs-in-drag-sparks-threats-after-libs-of-tiktok-video.html |url-status=live }}}} According to a report by the left-leaning media watchdog group Media Matters for America, between January and April 2022, the account named or tagged around 222 educational institutions and teachers. According to Euronews, "some of the people targeted by [Libs of TikTok] have received hundreds or even thousands of hate comments."{{Cite web |last=Berjikian |first=Katherine |date=May 2, 2022 |title='Libs of Tiktok': Twitter account is targeting LGBTQ+ teachers in the U.S. |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/05/02/libs-of-tiktok-twitter-account-is-targeting-lgbtq-teachers-in-the-u-s |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Euronews |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503072215/http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/05/02/libs-of-tiktok-twitter-account-is-targeting-lgbtq-teachers-in-the-u-s |url-status=live }}

On November 16, 2021, an assistant professor at Old Dominion University was placed on administrative leave after an interview in which the professor argued that pedophilia should be destigmatized was posted on the Libs of TikTok account and went viral.{{cite web |last1=Vallejo |first1=Justin |title=Professor placed on leave after saying paedophiles should be destigmatised |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/allyn-walker-professor-paedophile-virginia-b1960427.html |website=The Independent |access-date=May 23, 2022 |date=November 18, 2021 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516055333/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/allyn-walker-professor-paedophile-virginia-b1960427.html |url-status=live }} On November 24, the professor resigned from their position.{{cite news |last1=Asbury |first1=Nicole |title=ODU professor steps down after firestorm over research into 'minor-attracted people' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/24/allyn-walker-odu-professor-resigns/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 23, 2022 |date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105230842/https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/24/allyn-walker-odu-professor-resigns/ |url-status=live }}

A teacher in California was placed on administrative leave after a video she posted joking about asking her students to pledge allegiance to a Pride flag was reposted by Libs of TikTok on August 27, 2021.{{cite web |last=Parsons |first=Vic |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Teacher who joked about students pledging allegiance to Pride flag 'removed from classroom' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/pride-flag-pledge-allegiance/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=PinkNews |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819080649/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/pride-flag-pledge-allegiance/ |url-status=live }} After conservative and far-right accounts attacked her on social media, she deleted all of her social media accounts.

In April 2022, Raichik reposted a video supporting LGBT students by an 8th grade English teacher in Owasso, Oklahoma; in the video, the teacher stated, "If your parents don't accept you for who you are, fuck them. I'm your parents now. I'm proud of you. Drink some water. I love you". After parents complained about the video, the teacher resigned, later telling the Washington Post he had received death threats from Libs of TikTok's followers.{{cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Teacher targeted by Libs of TikTok sent death threats and lost his job |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/libs-of-tiktok-teacher-lgbt-death-threats-job-doxxing/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=PinkNews |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122205901/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/libs-of-tiktok-teacher-lgbt-death-threats-job-doxxing/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Scott |date=April 14, 2022 |title=Parents divided after former Owasso teacher resigns following viral TikTok videos |url=https://www.fox23.com/news/local/parents-divided-after-former-owasso-teacher-resigns-following-viral-tiktok-videos/VYKAO45W35FUFHCU4WP3FEDZ2U/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=KOKI-TV |language=en |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093324/https://www.fox23.com/news/local/parents-divided-after-former-owasso-teacher-resigns-following-viral-tiktok-videos/VYKAO45W35FUFHCU4WP3FEDZ2U/ |url-status=live }} Oklahoma Republican Senate candidate Jackson Lahmeyer accused the teacher of being a "predator". Libs of TikTok later made a post claiming, without evidence, that the teacher was fired "after complaints of grooming". Some parents defended the teacher, saying that he provided a "safe haven" for LGBT students.

In October 2022, a Huntsville, Alabama, animal shelter faced backlash, including death threats and negative reviews on Google, after Libs of TikTok reposted a video from the shelter showing a middle school teacher reading in drag. Libs of TikTok alleged the teacher made lewd sexual innuendos and jokes to a room of children. As a result, the teacher was put on indefinite paid administrative leave by Huntsville City Schools for investigation. The teacher defended his comments, comparing them to innuendos in kids' movies. The animal shelter supported the teacher and the event, emphasizing their commitment to inclusivity and kindness. The teacher also received death threats.{{Cite web |last=Kroschel |first=Matt |date=October 14, 2022 |title=UPDATE: Huntsville teacher in drag show uproar says he's been put on paid leave |url=https://www.waaytv.com/news/update-huntsville-teacher-in-drag-show-uproar-says-he-s-been-put-on-paid-leave/article_129594c6-4b1d-11ed-b7c5-af1ac3f7005a.html |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=WAAY 31 News |language=en |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006174706/https://www.waaytv.com/news/update-huntsville-teacher-in-drag-show-uproar-says-he-s-been-put-on-paid-leave/article_129594c6-4b1d-11ed-b7c5-af1ac3f7005a.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 18, 2022 |title=Teacher under scrutinty after alleged inappropriate remark at drag event |url=https://kpic.com/news/nation-world/teacher-under-scrutinty-after-public-performance-as-drag-queen-lgbtq-dogs-rescue-shelter-story-time-libs-of-tiktok-social-media-alabama-huntsville-twitter-kids |access-date=October 21, 2022 |website=KPIC |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602194742/https://kpic.com/news/nation-world/teacher-under-scrutinty-after-public-performance-as-drag-queen-lgbtq-dogs-rescue-shelter-story-time-libs-of-tiktok-social-media-alabama-huntsville-twitter-kids |url-status=live }}

Multiple educational facilities and institutions that were featured in posts by Libs of TikTok have reported receiving bomb threats afterwards. When contacted by Vice, Raichik stated that "the threats had nothing to do with her or her followers." According to an October 2023 report by Vice, out of 42 establishments featured in Libs of TikTok posts that Vice contacted, 11 schools and school districts had reported receiving bomb threats. Although a direct connection between Libs of TikTok's posts and the threats were not made, some have found the nature of these threats to be unusual.

In August 2023, an Ellen Ochoa Elementary School (part of Union Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma) librarian's video was edited and shared by Libs of TikTok and reposted by Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters.{{cite news |last1=Derksen |first1=Cheyenne |title=Ryan Walters labels Oklahoma librarian's video an example of 'woke agenda' in Twitter firestorm |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2023/08/22/ryan-walters-tweet-librarian-featured-ellen-degeneres/70652781007/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=The Oklahoman |date=August 22, 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824003100/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2023/08/22/ryan-walters-tweet-librarian-featured-ellen-degeneres/70652781007/ |url-status=live }} After the video was shared, both Ellen Ochoa Elementary School and the librarian's home received multiple bomb threats.{{cite news |last1=Codutti |first1=Anna |title=School gets bomb threats after 'woke ideology' tweet with librarian's name |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/school-gets-bomb-threats-after-woke-ideology-tweet-with-librarians-name/article_3622413a-41c8-11ee-90a0-9b5145aeb1d6.html |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127070114/https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/school-gets-bomb-threats-after-woke-ideology-tweet-with-librarians-name/article_3622413a-41c8-11ee-90a0-9b5145aeb1d6.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Codutti |first1=Anna |title=Update: Bomb threats continue after 'woke ideology' tweet with librarian's name |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-bomb-threats-continue-after-woke-ideology-tweet-with-librarians-name/article_3622413a-41c8-11ee-90a0-9b5145aeb1d6.html |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=August 24, 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824175651/https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-bomb-threats-continue-after-woke-ideology-tweet-with-librarians-name/article_3622413a-41c8-11ee-90a0-9b5145aeb1d6.html |url-status=live }} Bombing threats were accompanied by letters to media threatening to bomb "every school in the union district", unless the schools stopped "pushing this woke ideology".{{cite news |last1=Wallis |first1=Beth |title='We will bomb every school in the Union district': Tulsa school threatened for 'woke ideology' |url=https://www.kosu.org/education/2023-08-23/we-will-bomb-every-school-in-the-union-district-tulsa-school-threatened-for-woke-ideology |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=KOSU |date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824001908/https://www.kosu.org/education/2023-08-23/we-will-bomb-every-school-in-the-union-district-tulsa-school-threatened-for-woke-ideology |url-status=live }}

In August 2023, Libs of TikTok accused a California elementary school of being "racist against white people". The next day, a bomb threat was emailed to the school and it was evacuated; local police described the email as having "racial undertones".{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Update: Bomb threat with 'racial undertones' at Chabot Elementary School in Oakland leads to evacuation |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chabot-elementary-school-police-activity/ |access-date=August 29, 2023 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829190444/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chabot-elementary-school-police-activity/ |url-status=live }} Around the same time, a library in Davis, California, became the target of bomb threats after Libs of TikTok tweeted about an event in the establishment which resulted in a group of speakers being asked to leave over speech that was hostile towards trans athletes. According to local police, the threats were laden with hate speech of some kind.{{cite web|title=Bomb threats disrupt two schools. Did right-wing LibsofTikTok posts help prompt them?|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/08/25/libsoftiktok-posts-school-bomb-threats-davis-tulsa/70676277007/|access-date=February 26, 2024|website=USA Today|date=August 25, 2023|author=Will Carless|archive-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225084208/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/08/25/libsoftiktok-posts-school-bomb-threats-davis-tulsa/70676277007/|url-status=live}}

In September 2023, a school in Illinois received three bomb threats in four days after Libs of TikTok posted a picture of one of its classrooms where a Pride flag was hanging.{{cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/21/23884856/red-oak-elementary-school-highland-park-bomb-threat |title=Bomb threats clear Highland Park elementary school two days in a row |date=September 22, 2023 |website=Chicago Sun Times |first=Kate |last=Grossman |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016150224/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/21/23884856/red-oak-elementary-school-highland-park-bomb-threat |url-status=live }} The school evacuated students twice, on consecutive days, after the threats were received.{{cite web |last1=Meadows |first1=Jonah |title=3 Threats In 4 School Days At Red Oak School After Libs Of TikTok Post |url=https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/3-threats-4-school-days-red-oak-school-after-libs-tiktok-post |website=Highland Park, IL Patch |access-date=September 27, 2023 |language=en |date=September 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927120531/https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/3-threats-4-school-days-red-oak-school-after-libs-tiktok-post |url-status=live }}

In February 2024, NBC News reported 33 instances of violent threats being made against individuals or organizations that Libs of TikTok had previously posted about since November 2020, 20 of which were bomb threats. The report further commented saying, "the timing suggests that Libs of TikTok posts have been used to pick targets."{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2024 |last=Ingram |first=David |title=After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/libs-tiktok-x-chaya-raichik-bomb-threat-twitter-of-libsoftiktok-rcna102784 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207141026/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/libs-tiktok-x-chaya-raichik-bomb-threat-twitter-of-libsoftiktok-rcna102784 |url-status=live }} In at least three instances, those bomb threats led to criminal charges against at least 9 individuals.

In reference to a preschool that held a gay pride march, the account stated, "stop sending your kids to indoctrination camps". It has encouraged followers to contact schools that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity. Libs of TikTok also aims to "spread the horrors of what doctors are doing to young, confused individuals".{{cite web |last1=Milton |first1=Josh |date=17 August 2022 |title=Hospital hit with threats over false claims about treatment of trans kids |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/17/libs-of-tiktok-boston-childrens-hospital-trans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119162346/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/17/libs-of-tiktok-boston-childrens-hospital-trans/ |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |website=PinkNews}}

In since-deleted tweets, the account specifically accused Chasten Buttigieg and The Trevor Project organization of grooming.{{cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Libs of TikTok's deleted tweet accusing anti-teen suicide organization of "grooming" resurfaces |access-date=February 26, 2024 |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-deletes-tweets-after-identity-revealed/ |work=The Daily Dot |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329141950/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-deletes-tweets-after-identity-revealed/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Tracer |first=Dan |date=April 20, 2022 |title='Libs of TikTok' deletes thousands of tweets after owner is exposed, but the Internet remembers forever |url=https://www.queerty.com/libs-tiktok-deletes-thousands-tweets-owner-exposed-internet-remembers-forever-20220420 |work=Queerty |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421182947/https://www.queerty.com/libs-tiktok-deletes-thousands-tweets-owner-exposed-internet-remembers-forever-20220420 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Matt |date=April 26, 2022 |title=Libs of TikTok tweeted fake accusations about a school teaching second graders about furries |url=https://mashable.com/article/libs-of-tiktok-furries-school-troll-fake |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105200208/https://mashable.com/article/libs-of-tiktok-furries-school-troll-fake |url-status=live }} The account argued in another since-deleted tweet that any teacher who comes out as gay to their students should be fired.

Libs of TikTok has been criticized for spreading hoaxes, including the litter boxes in schools hoax about bathroom accommodations for students that identified as cats, and for spreading false claims such as that students in a second-grade class in Austin, Texas were being taught about furries,{{cite web |title=The "Otherkin Policy" at Kokomo High School Is Satire |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/otherkin-policy/ |website=Snopes |date=April 27, 2022 |accessdate=May 16, 2022 |first=Dan |last=Evon |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092834/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/otherkin-policy/ |url-status=live }} and that U.S. Representative Katie Porter had argued that pedophilia is not a crime after Porter lamented that LGBT people were being slandered as pedophiles and groomers on social media.{{cite web|access-date=February 26, 2024|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katie-porter-pedophile-groomer/|title=Katie Porter Did Not Say Pedophilia Isn't a Crime, as Claimed in False Tweet|website=Snopes|date=December 15, 2022|last=Liles|first=Jordan|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606090756/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/katie-porter-pedophile-groomer/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/politics/fact-check-ronny-jackson-katie-porter-groomers-and-pedophilia/index.html|title=Fact check: Republican congressman falsely claims Democratic congresswoman said pedophilia isn't a crime|last=Dale|first=Daniel|website=CNN Politics|access-date=February 26, 2024|date=December 15, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615232111/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/politics/fact-check-ronny-jackson-katie-porter-groomers-and-pedophilia/index.html|url-status=live}} The account has also posted, or been accused of posting, edited footage of drag events, in one case resulting in bomb threats against the audience and the performer in North Dakota, and in a separate incident resulting in death threats against a drag performer who eventually resigned from a teaching position in Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/lgbtq-rights-activism-alabama.html|title=Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Come to Alabama.|date=January 6, 2023|website=The New York Times|first=Lydia|last=Polgreen|access-date=February 26, 2024|archive-date=August 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801070057/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/lgbtq-rights-activism-alabama.html|url-status=live}}

Libs of TikTok has denied the existence of systemic racism, but argued that racism against white people was "flourishing" in the United States. Reporting by Slate stated that "Raichik's feed is colored by an intense hostility to liberals generally, but she holds an especially pronounced animosity toward LGBTQ people, city dwellers, and Black people who have been killed at the hands of police", noting that the account has referred to George Floyd as a criminal, and mocked the killing of Ma'Khia Bryant.

The most popular video posted on Libs of TikTok, with 5.7 million views, was taken by a female student at Arizona State University. The video shows her and her friend repeatedly asking a white male student to leave a multicultural center due to a "Police Lives Matter" sticker on his laptop.{{cite web |title=ASU Investigation Finds Two MSC Members Violated Code of Conduct in Multicultural Space Confrontation' |url=https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/11/asu-multicultural-space-confrontation-student-charges-results |access-date=February 26, 2024 |first=Anna |last=Campbell |work=The State Press |date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603211535/https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/11/asu-multicultural-space-confrontation-student-charges-results |url-status=live }} After the video went viral, ASU investigated and then reprimanded the two female students.

On November 20, 2022, Libs of TikTok received renewed media attention following the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting,{{cite news |access-date=February 26, 2024 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-lgbtq-harassment/ |first=Casey |last=Parks |title=Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills |date=November 20, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221124090033/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-lgbtq-harassment/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/colorado-springs-club-q-drag-show-b2229316.html|access-date=February 26, 2024|title=Mass shooting at LGBT+ club follows wave of threats to drag performers and venues|date=November 21, 2022|website=The Independent|first=Alex|last=Woodward|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213082448/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/colorado-springs-club-q-drag-show-b2229316.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |first=Anya |last=Zoledziowski |access-date=February 26, 2024 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/colorado-springs-club-q-anti-lgbtq/ |title='This Is the Point': Colorado Shooting Follows Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Vitriol |date=November 21, 2022 |website=Vice News |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107075830/https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g4mv/colorado-springs-club-q-anti-lgbtq |url-status=live }} a mass killing that took place at an LGBTQ venue in which five people were killed and dozens more were injured. Club Q, the venue targeted by the shooter, frequently hosts drag events, including those advertised to an all-ages audience. The Independent noted that Libs of TikTok often attracts negative attention to such events with her social media accounts and that harassment and threats are often sent by her followers against patrons and performers following her postings. Hours after the shooting, Raichik used her Twitter account to target a "drag organization" in the same state where the massacre took place, underlining the names of two Colorado state legislators, one of whom was trans, for supporting it.{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/22/colorado-springs-far-right-influencers-made-lgbtq-people-targets|access-date=February 26, 2024|title=Colorado Springs: Far-Right Influencers Made LGBTQ People Into Targets|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=November 21, 2022|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025162659/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/11/22/colorado-springs-far-right-influencers-made-lgbtq-people-targets|url-status=live}}{{cite web |first1=Ben |last1=Goggin |first2=Kat |last2=Tenbarge |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/right-wing-influencers-media-double-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-wake-colorado-rcna58371 |title=Right-wing influencers and media double down on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in the wake of the Colorado shooting |date=November 23, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=NBC News |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202174106/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/right-wing-influencers-media-double-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-wake-colorado-rcna58371 |url-status=live }} The Advocate criticized the post, saying that: "In the hours after news of the Club Q shooting spread, Raichik, for example, doubled down on her anti-LGBTQ+ messaging by posting about other drag-inclusive events in the state."{{cite web|access-date=February 26, 2024|url=https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-colorado-comes-amid-increased-attacks-lgbtq-venues|title=Club Q Shooting Comes Amid Increased Attacks on LGBTQ+ Venues|author=Christopher Wiggins|date=November 20, 2022|website=The Advocate|archive-date=June 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604082454/https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/11/20/club-q-shooting-colorado-comes-amid-increased-attacks-lgbtq-venues|url-status=live}} They drew attention to an interview previously published on their website with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, in which she stated that social media accounts such as Libs of TikTok practice stochastic terrorism by provoking extremist outrage against marginalized groups, but using "vague language that allows the agitator to deny responsibility for the act".

Twitter has temporarily suspended the Libs of TikTok account five times,{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |date=2022-09-29 |title=Twitter Suspends Libs of TikTok While Account Owner Vows Legal Action |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/29/twitter-suspends-libs-tiktok-while-account-owner-vows-legal-action |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=The Advocate |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203113246/https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/29/twitter-suspends-libs-tiktok-while-account-owner-vows-legal-action |url-status=live }} including for promoting "violence, threats or harassment against others" based on minority status and for "hateful conduct".{{Cite web |last=D'Ambrosio |first=Amanda |date=2022-08-30 |title=Children's National Latest Target of Transgender Care Attacks |url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100467 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=MedPage Today |language=en |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607212410/https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100467 |url-status=live }} At least two of the suspensions stemmed from Raichik misgendering persons in tweets.

On September 25, 2022,{{Cite web |last=Jarrell |first=Zachary |date=2022-09-30 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Libs of TikTok hit with [another] 7 day suspension |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/09/29/anti-lgbtq-libs-of-tiktok-hit-with-another-7-day-suspension/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Los Angeles Blade |language=en-US |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213092734/https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/09/29/anti-lgbtq-libs-of-tiktok-hit-with-another-7-day-suspension/ |url-status=live }} Libs of TikTok received a one-week suspension from Twitter and claimed that Twitter did not cite a reason for the suspension. However, The Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said that Libs of TikTok was suspended for "hateful conduct" with "no specific tweets [being] flagged". In response to the suspension, Libs of TikTok hired a law firm that sent a letter threatening legal action against Twitter if they decide to permanently suspend Libs of TikTok. Libs of TikTok also created a legal defense fund and encouraged her supporters to donate to the fund. Libs of TikTok said that the suspension was "the result of a targeted harassment campaign from the Left to deplatform me", adding that "The truth is I haven't engaged in hateful conduct. I've just exposed the Left's depravity by reporting the facts. There's no rule against that, so they have to make up violations I've never committed".

LGBT advocates on Twitter have advocated for Twitter to permanently suspend Libs of TikTok, and several commentators noted that Twitter had not imposed an outright (permanent) ban on the account. According to NPR, "Libs of TikTok appears to have evaded outright bans by coming right up to the edge of the platforms' rules but not breaking them", adding that the account "does not explicitly encourage followers to threaten anyone, and typically uses its target's own words, sometimes stripped of context, to imply wrongdoing." According to Joan Donovan, research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Raichik dodges bans by deleting problematic tweets before the platform takes action, a tactic Donovan said is common for digital actors spreading disinformation.

From roughly August to October 2022, Libs of TikTok was the subject of significant internal conversation at Twitter, with some employees arguing that the account should be permanently banned due to its potential for inciting violence. After Elon Musk acquired Twitter and became its CEO in October 2022, the site's moderation activity was reduced significantly. On December 9, journalist Bari Weiss claimed that Twitter had limited Libs of TikTok's reach via shadow banning, a claim that was rejected by Twitter's former head of product, Kayvon Beykpour, who replied with "You are characterizing any de-amplification as equating to shadow banning which is either a lazy interpretation or deliberately misleading".{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Twitter had "secret blacklists" to limit users, journalist claims |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/12/9/twitter-had-secret-blacklists-to-limit-users-journalist-claims |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216130046/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/12/9/twitter-had-secret-blacklists-to-limit-users-journalist-claims |url-status=live }} Conversely, Evan Urquhart of Slate argued that Weiss' own publishing revealed that Libs of TikTok was receiving preferential treatment, with moderators directed not to take any action against the account and to instead elevate issues to higher management. Urquhart further argued that Weiss' portrayal of Libs of TikTok dangerously conflated conservative opinions with stochastic terrorism and extremism.{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/twitter-files-bari-weiss-libsoftik-elon-musk.html |title=The Anti-Trans Hate Account That Bari Weiss Says Is Yet Another Right-Wing Voice Censored by Twitter |date=December 9, 2022 |work=Slate |first=Evan |last=Urquhart |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212231400/https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/twitter-files-bari-weiss-libsoftik-elon-musk.html |url-status=live }}

Libs of TikTok joined the social media platform Bluesky in late November among millions of users who joined the platform from Twitter as a result of the 2024 United States presidential election. The account was reportedly suspended after 9 days on the platform on December 2, 2024. In a statement to The Advocate, a spokesperson for media watchdog GLAAD praised the account's removal: "Social media platforms have hate speech policies for a reason — to maintain a safe environment for all users, and advertisers, and especially to protect historically marginalized groups, such as LGBTQ people, who are disproportionately targeted with hate and harassment."{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/business/bluesky-libs-of-tiktok-suspended|title=Extremist Libs of TikTok account suspended from BlueSky|date=3 December 2024|access-date=7 December 2024|website=The Advocate|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207145508/https://www.advocate.com/business/bluesky-libs-of-tiktok-suspended|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/libsoftiktok-banned-from-bluesky-after-just-9-days-on-the-site/|title=LibsOfTikTok banned from Bluesky after just 9 days on the site|date=4 December 2024|access-date=7 December 2024|website=LGBTQ nation|archive-date=December 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204130826/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/libsoftiktok-banned-from-bluesky-after-just-9-days-on-the-site/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://jewelcitytimes.com/2024/12/02/bluesky-social-suspends-far-right-libs-of-tiktok-account/|title=Bluesky Social suspends far-right 'Libs of TikTok' account|date=2 December 2024|access-date=7 December 2024|website=JewelCityNews.com|archive-date=December 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204140936/https://jewelcitytimes.com/2024/12/02/bluesky-social-suspends-far-right-libs-of-tiktok-account/|url-status=live}}

Libs of TikTok had an account on TikTok itself, but it was suspended for violating TikTok's community guidelines in March 2022. The Libs of TikTok Instagram account was suspended for a few hours two months later, which a Meta spokesperson said was from an automated system responding to "multiple copyright complaints". In September of that year, the Libs of TikTok Facebook account was permanently suspended for violating the platform's community guidelines.{{Cite news |last=McDougall |first=AJ |date=18 August 2022 |title=Libs of TikTok Says It's Banned From Facebook After Boosting Trans Health Misinfo |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/libs-of-tiktok-says-it-is-banned-from-facebook-after-misinfo-on-boston-children-hospitals-trans-care-program |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111184321/https://www.thedailybeast.com/libs-of-tiktok-says-it-is-banned-from-facebook-after-misinfo-on-boston-children-hospitals-trans-care-program |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Billson |first=Chantelle |date=2022-09-23 |title=Children's hospital targeted after Libs of TikTok spreads anti-trans 'misinformation' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/23/akron-children-hospital-ohio-trans-healthcare-libs-of-tiktok/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=PinkNews |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121185252/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/23/akron-children-hospital-ohio-trans-healthcare-libs-of-tiktok/ |url-status=live }} Facebook said it was suspended in error and the account was reinstated after less than a day,{{Cite news |last=McDougall |first=AJ |date=19 August 2022 |title=Facebook Reverses Libs of TikTok's Suspension After Less Than a Day: Report |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-reverses-libs-of-tiktok-pages-suspension-after-less-than-a-day-report-says |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093101/https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-reverses-libs-of-tiktok-pages-suspension-after-less-than-a-day-report-says |url-status=live }} an action that the LGBT organization GLAAD criticized. Activists campaigned for e-commerce platform Shopify to drop Libs of TikTok's store, claiming that it violated the platform's acceptable use policy which bans hateful content and goods and services that lead to harassment and threats. In a statement, Shopify defended Libs of TikTok, saying that "We host businesses of all stripes and sizes, with various worldviews".

Florida governor Ron DeSantis's press secretary Christina Pushaw credited the account for "opening her eyes" on the current state of education around sexuality- and LGBT-related topics. Pushaw interacted with the Libs of TikTok account more than 100 times between July 2021 and May 2022. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has credited Libs of TikTok, and Pushaw's championing of it, as partly responsible for Florida's passage of the 2022 Parental Rights in Education bill (commonly called the "Don't Say Gay bill"), which prohibits instruction on sexuality and gender identity in age-inappropriate ways from kindergarten to third grade in public schools.{{cite web |access-date=27 February 2024 |title=Tucker: Libs of TikTok oust campaign was designed to shut down a highly effective Twitter feed |url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-libs-tiktok-oust-campaign-twitter |date=April 19, 2022 |first=Tucker |last=Carlson |work=Fox News |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809232438/https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-libs-tiktok-oust-campaign-twitter |url-status=live }}

Libs of TikTok was one of the top-ten most influential Twitter accounts in promoting use of the pejorative term groomer after the passage of Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill, according to a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate and the Human Rights Campaign.{{cite web |date=August 2022 |title=Digital Hate: Social Media's Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ People |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=Human Rights Campaign |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011204509/https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Assunção |first1=Muri |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Anti-LGBTQ language on social media surged more than 400% following Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law, researchers say |work=New York Daily News |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-anti-lgbtq-language-social-media-surged-florida-dont-say-gay-law-hrc-grooming-20220810-wkpvigmosjcq7jog7elly72wyu-story.html |access-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510233024/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-anti-lgbtq-language-social-media-surged-florida-dont-say-gay-law-hrc-grooming-20220810-wkpvigmosjcq7jog7elly72wyu-story.html |url-status=live }} Raichik uses the term as a pejorative for LGBT people, supporters of LGBT youth, and those who teach about sexuality.

On March 5, 2024, Libs of TikTok account on Twitter posted a video linking an LGBT+ center in Philadelphia to the promotion of a "BDSM, kink and fetish" event, and accused Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman of sending the center earmarked funds. On the same day, Fetterman's and Casey's offices requested the Congress to cut the earmarks worth US$1 million they initially proposed from the national spending bill that was about to pass. On March 6, however, Fetterman denied he himself took his office's decision, and implied his staffers were pushed by Libs of TikTok's accusations. In a later statement, Fetterman said his staff felt it was up to his office to "pull it or watch it get stripped out, attacked by Republicans, and ultimately killed" adding he would push for LGBT funds in 2025.{{Cite news |last1=Tully-McManus |first1=Katherine |last2=Adragna |first2=Anthony |last3=Scholtes |first3=Jennifer |date=2024-03-06 |title=Congress drops funding for LGBTQ+ community center after 'Libs of TikTok' scorn |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/06/congress/why-a-lgbtq-earmark-got-stripped-out-00145365 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240309121747/https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/06/congress/why-a-lgbtq-earmark-got-stripped-out-00145365#selection-1099.0-1099.79 |archive-date=2024-03-09 |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=POLITICO}}

According to a report by Advance Democracy Inc., tweets by Libs of TikTok result in a spike in mentions of specific hospitals and doctors across Twitter. In many of the mentions, doctors are referred to as "child molesters", "pedos", "groomers", and "butchers".

Drag queens and drag events organizers said that they received harassment and threats after tweets from Libs of TikTok about them and their work. In 2021, Libs of TikTok encouraged its followers to call child protective services (CPS) on a transgender couple who were shown in the Facebook Watch documentary series 9 Months with Courteney Cox attempting to breastfeed their newborn baby.{{cite web |title=Right-wing media are harassing a trans couple for taking care of their newborn child |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/right-wing-media-are-harassing-trans-couple-taking-care-their-newborn-child |publisher=Media Matters for America |first=Alex |last=Paterson |date=July 15, 2021 |access-date=27 February 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520000935/https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/right-wing-media-are-harassing-trans-couple-taking-care-their-newborn-child |url-status=live }}

In July 2022, OutLoud North Bay, a centre for LGBT youth in Ontario, received hate messages and death threats after Libs of TikTok posted tweets in response to the centre announcing a drag show for all ages.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Ashleigh-Rae |date=2022-07-15 |title=Far-right Twitter account Libs of TikTok targets Ontario LGBTQ2S+ youth centre for hosting drag show |url=https://xtramagazine.com/uncategorized/libs-of-tiktok-targets-ontario-lgbtq2s-youth-centre-226931 |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Xtra Magazine |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606203249/https://xtramagazine.com/uncategorized/libs-of-tiktok-targets-ontario-lgbtq2s-youth-centre-226931 |url-status=live }} Also in July, Libs of TikTok made a tweet criticizing the Conservative Jewish camping network, Camp Ramah in Northern California, for "housing kids according to their gender identity rather than birth sex".{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Mira |date=2022-07-07 |title=Libs of TikTok is now targeting a Jewish summer camp |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/509533/libs-of-tiktok-is-now-targeting-a-jewish-summer-camp/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Forward |language=en |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728083249/https://forward.com/fast-forward/509533/libs-of-tiktok-is-now-targeting-a-jewish-summer-camp/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Hajdenberg |first=Jackie |date=9 July 2022 |title=Jewish camp reassures families amid "social media offensive" over inclusion of trans kids |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-711591 |access-date=30 August 2022 |via=The Jerusalem Post |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901122947/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-711591 |url-status=live }}

On August 10, 2022, Libs of TikTok reposted a video of a therapist who works with sex offenders who have been jailed. In the video, the therapist says their pronouns and advises people to use the term "minor-attracted persons" (MAPs) instead of "pedophiles", arguing that the latter term has "moved from being a diagnostic label to being a judgmental, hurtful insult that we hurl at people in order to harm them or slander them". They also argue that pedophiles do not choose their attraction to children and should not be solely defined by that one aspect of themselves. Libs of TikTok only posted the first two minutes of the video, which made it sound like the therapist was advocating for acceptance of pedophilia and for people to be nicer to child sex abusers. In the full version of the video, the therapist condemns child sex abuse crimes. Libs of TikTok's reposted video has been promoted by Russian and European disinformation networks, such as Tsargrad TV.{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2022-08-30 |title=How LibsOfTikTok Is Helping the Kremlin Boost Anti-LGBTQ Disinformation |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/libsoftiktok-kremlin-boost-anti-lgbtq-disinformation/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Vice News |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107082449/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmvka/libsoftiktok-kremlin-boost-anti-lgbtq-disinformation |url-status=live }}

Michael O'Brien, a pediatrics resident at a hospital in South Carolina, said that he received threats after Libs of TikTok, on August 15, retweeted a tweet in which he had criticized the account. O'Brien reported some of the threats to his employer's public safety office: "I got three specific threats that came from within a 50-mile radius of where I live", adding that "The threats felt very tangible. I had to take action to protect my partner and warn my family."

In September 2022, Libs of TikTok claimed that workshops for transgender youth and their families run by the American healthcare company Kaiser Permanente were being held "without parental consent" despite the workshops being designed for both children and parents. Also in September 2022, a tea shop in Salt Lake City reported receiving "an endless barrage of harassment" after Libs of TikTok's Instagram account reposted a video featuring a young girl dancing with a drag queen inside the tea shop.{{Cite web |last=Jayswal |first=Palak |date=2022-09-09 |title=Criticism and backlash from a viral video is a shock for Utah tea and wine shop |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2022/09/09/utah-tea-shop-fights-back/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504234153/https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2022/09/09/utah-tea-shop-fights-back/ |url-status=live }}

On September 23, 2022, a two-minute video of Dr. Katherine Gast (co-director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's UW Health gender services program) describing gender-affirming surgeries was reposted by Libs of TikTok with the caption: "Gast happily describes some of the "gender affirming" surgeries she offers to adolescents including vaginoplasties, phalloplasties, and double mastectomies." In an emailed response to NBC News, Libs of TikTok stood by her characterization of doctors who work in transgender healthcare. Although Gast does not perform genital surgery on minors, she does perform mastectomies (also known as "top surgery") in some cases for older teenagers after evaluations by mental health care professionals and doctors, and with parental consent. The original tweet by Libs of TikTok received almost half a million views, one of eight in a thread about Gast and her patients. Senator Ted Cruz tweeted: "She does this to children. Sterilizes & mutilates them. Before they are old enough to consent." Gast and her family were doxxed and her clinic has received "harassing phone calls".

In April 2024, over forty Planet Fitness establishments throughout the United States received bomb threats after Libs of TikTok posted that a customer was banned for photographing a transgender woman while she used the women's room.{{Cite web |date=13 April 2024|title=Planet Fitness outlets receive bomb threats after far right derides gym policy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/planet-fitness-bomb-threats-libs-of-tiktok |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}

After analyzing Libs of TikTok's online activity in April 2022 through November 2022, a counter-extremism research group named "Task Force Butler Institute" estimated Raichik singled out a specific event, location or person over 280 times, resulting in 66 incidents of harassment or threats against her targets.

The account has been described as promoting harassment against and criticizing teachers, medical providers, and children's hospitals. It has been called a hate-speech account.{{cite press release |title=New Human Rights Campaign Foundation Report: Online Hate & Real World Violence Are Inextricably Linked |url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/new-human-rights-campaign-foundation-report-online-hate-real-world-violence-are-inextricably-linked |website=Human Rights Campaign |date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909074702/https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/new-human-rights-campaign-foundation-report-online-hate-real-world-violence-are-inextricably-linked |url-status=live }} It has also been described as spreading misinformation and/or disinformation by reposting videos clips of LGBT people, teachers, schools and other institutions out of context and with incendiary framing. While fans and supporters of Libs of TikTok say the account simply reposts content showcasing "sex and gender ideology" that was already publicly available, "the account's followers are rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ and routinely attack individuals whose content is shared."

Raichik has described Libs of TikTok's reposting of videos as "exposés" of "the crazies". She has also described criticism of her online activity as efforts to "cancel and silence" and has said that she receives death threats.

Tucker Carlson, then the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, praised Libs of TikTok, saying that "no news organization in America has done more to reveal the reality in American schools than Libs of TikTok" and called the videos reposted by the account "idiotic and disgusting". Donald Trump Jr. argued that "the question Libs of TikTok often raises{{snd}} And the Left wants to ignore{{snd}} Is do parents have a right to know what their children are being taught in their public school, or not?" Ben Shapiro defended Libs of TikTok from criticism, calling it "a Twitter account that literally just posts Leftists owning themselves." Seth Dillon of The Babylon Bee called Libs of TikTok's work "heroic" and "high-risk". Christina Pushaw has described herself as "a strong supporter of [Libs of TikTok']s mission."

Gillian Branstetter, a media strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union, argued that Libs of TikTok "is finding new characters for right-wing propaganda" and that "it's relying on the endless stream of content from TikTok and the Internet to cast any individual trans person as a new villain in their story." Ari Drennen, the LGBTQ program director for the left-leaning media watchdog group Media Matters for America, argued that "Libs of TikTok is basically acting as a wire service for the broader right-wing media ecosystem", adding that the account has "been shaping public policy in a real way, and affecting teachers' ability to feel safe in their classrooms". According to Drennen, she received more than 500 hateful comments about her sexuality and appearance after criticizing Libs of TikTok.{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Libs of TikTok account has resurrected decades-long LGBTQ conspiracies, says writer |work=CBC Radio |first=Laurie |last=Allan |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/libs-of-tiktok-reading-27-000-marvel-comics-russia-s-wagner-group-jake-epstein-s-one-man-show-and-more-1.6427335/libs-of-tiktok-account-has-resurrected-decades-long-lgbtq-conspiracies-says-writer-1.6427362 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108113348/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/libs-of-tiktok-reading-27-000-marvel-comics-russia-s-wagner-group-jake-epstein-s-one-man-show-and-more-1.6427335/libs-of-tiktok-account-has-resurrected-decades-long-lgbtq-conspiracies-says-writer-1.6427362 |url-status=live }} Kylie Cheung of Jezebel argued that "Deplatforming hateful accounts like LibsOfTikTok{{snd}} whose online attacks can clearly, quickly escalate into real-life threats{{snd}} is an important step. But it's clear we're in the midst of a terrifying, broader anti-LGBTQ moment right now that's being fueled by pretty much every right-wing media outlet as well as top Republicans."{{Cite web |last=Cheung |first=Kylie |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Boston Children's Hospital Receives Bomb Threat Amid Far-Right, Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign |url=https://jezebel.com/boston-childrens-hospital-receives-bomb-threat-amid-far-1849478654 |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=Jezebel |language=en-us |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111014716/https://jezebel.com/boston-childrens-hospital-receives-bomb-threat-amid-far-1849478654 |url-status=live }} Reina Sultan of Them argued that "social media platforms are not doing enough, not only to limit Libs of TikTok's ability to spread hate, but also to protect LGBTQ+ people in general." Elad Nehorai of The Forward argued that Libs of TikTok is "fueling a pogrom against trans youth", comparing accusations of grooming to antisemitic blood libel. LGBT organization GLAAD said in a statement that "Libs of TikTok is synonymous with maliciously targeting LGBTQ organizations, people, and allies by posting lies, misinformation, and blatant hate."

Joan Donovan, research director at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, argued that "we've reached this phase in social media where people know what to do when an account like Libs of TikTok calls out another account or a person or institution", calling the response to these posts "networked incitement" that can create "a snowball effect, where you see people getting more emboldened to participate". Donovan also argued that "the precipitating comments may not be that incendiary, but if that creates a pattern of attack that is recognizable, which it is with an account like Libs of TikTok, then these companies are well within their jurisdiction to warn and then ban the account." Donovan has drawn parallels between Twitter's handling of Libs of TikTok and Twitter's failure to stop QAnon, the Stop the Steal movement, and the January 6 Capitol attack, which Twitter only started cracking down on after several acts of violence were linked to these movements. She also drew parallels between right-wing media amplifying Libs of TikTok and the online campaign that resulted in the January 6 Capitol attack. Donovan noted that "We're seeing more people feeling — as they did during the insurrection — that storming a hospital might be their only option to defend themselves and their values". Harvard Law School clinical instructor and transgender activist Alejandra Caraballo argued that Twitter has not banned Libs of TikTok for its content because "they don't want to rock the boat politically while the [Elon Musk purchase] is ongoing."{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Henry |date=August 15, 2022 |title=A Children's Hospital Providing Gender-Affirming Care is Being Targeted with Death Threats. Guess Who's Behind It. |url=https://www.intomore.com/the-internet/childrens-hospital-providing-gender-affirming-care-targeted-death-threats-guess-whos-behind/ |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=INTO |language=en-US |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807091730/https://www.intomore.com/the-internet/childrens-hospital-providing-gender-affirming-care-targeted-death-threats-guess-whos-behind/ |url-status=live }} Meredithe McNamara, assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale University, argued that "allowing this hate speech to fester on the internet and fuel direct threats is going to create long standing harms that are difficult to recover from".

Bonnie Kristian of The Week argued "the person behind Libs of TikTok doesn't matter much{{nbsp}}... because conspiracism is communal now", adding that "Lorenz's exposé largely missed the point."{{Cite web |last=Kristian |first=Bonnie |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Out with Alex Jones-style conspiracy theorizing. In with Libs of TikTok. |url=https://theweek.com/conspiracy-theories/1012733/out-with-alex-jones-style-conspiracy-theorizing-in-with-libs-of-tiktok |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=The Week |language=en |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818022927/https://theweek.com/conspiracy-theories/1012733/out-with-alex-jones-style-conspiracy-theorizing-in-with-libs-of-tiktok |url-status=live }} Kat Rosenfield of UnHerd called The Washington Post article "an unmasking worthy of a demented superhero story", adding that "it's hard to know what Libs of TikTok's greater sin is: being wrong, or being popular."{{Cite web |last=Rosenfield |first=Kat |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Why Libs of TikTok terrifies the media |url=https://unherd.com/2022/04/why-libs-of-tiktok-terrifies-the-media/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=UnHerd |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528214509/https://unherd.com/2022/04/why-libs-of-tiktok-terrifies-the-media/ |url-status=live }} Dan McLaughlin of National Review argued that identity reveals like that of Libs of TikTok have "become standard practice for major media reporters who do stories on people on the right who can be framed as 'extremists.'"{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Dan |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Don't Apply Different Speech Rules to Libs of TikTok |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/09/dont-apply-different-speech-rules-to-libs-of-tiktok/ |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=National Review |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090133/https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/09/dont-apply-different-speech-rules-to-libs-of-tiktok/ |url-status=live }}

Kara Alaimo, a Hofstra University professor and former Obama administration staffer writing for NBC News, dismissed criticism regarding identifying the individual running the account, arguing that "the people in need of protection here are those who are being targeted with hate simply because of their identities{{snd}} not the people who are hurling the abuse, like Raichik."{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/doxxing-libs-tiktok-creator-justified-rcna25280|title=There's a proper term for what happened to the "Libs of TikTok" creator. It's not 'doxxing.'|website=NBC News|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2024|first=Kara|last=Alaimo|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529084716/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/doxxing-libs-tiktok-creator-justified-rcna25280|url-status=live}}

Writing about the revealing of Raichik's identity, Kaitlyn Tiffany of The Atlantic argued that "where the term [doxxing] once defined a category, it now expresses an emotion. Whoever feels doxxed will claim to have been doxxed."{{Cite web |last=Tiffany |first=Kaitlyn |date=April 22, 2022 |title='Doxxing' Means Whatever You Want It To |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/04/doxxing-meaning-libs-of-tiktok/629643/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=The Atlantic |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424064731/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/04/doxxing-meaning-libs-of-tiktok/629643/ |url-status=live }}

Commentator and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec tweeted: "This isn't journalism. This is doxxing and smearing of Libs of TikTok by the billionaire-controlled Bezos Post".

Some Jewish critics, including watchdog organization StopAntisemitism.org and Jewcy magazine editor Isaac de Castro, argued that Lorenz's mention of Raichik's Orthodox Judaism was unnecessary and promoted antisemitism. Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor in chief of The Jewish Week, defended the inclusion of Raichik's religious beliefs in a blog for The Times of Israel, arguing that it "shed light on the growing connection between faith and right-wing politics".{{Cite web |last=Silow-Carroll |first=Andrew |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Why the "Libs of TikTok" founder's Jewish identity was fair game |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-the-libs-of-tiktok-founders-jewish-identity-was-fair-game/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105065608/https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-the-libs-of-tiktok-founders-jewish-identity-was-fair-game/ |url-status=live }}

In April 2022, another Orthodox Jew also named Chaya Raichik, a stay-at-home mom who grew up in Los Angeles, received hundreds of negative messages from people who mistook her for the person behind Libs of TikTok.{{Cite web |last=Keene |first=Louis |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Mistaken for a right-wing media star, she met a cyberbullying mob |url=https://forward.com/news/500292/online-mob-cyberbullying-wrong-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=The Forward |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729214024/https://forward.com/news/500292/online-mob-cyberbullying-wrong-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/ |url-status=live }} Also in April, YouTuber Tim Pool and The Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing purchased a billboard in Times Square to accuse Lorenz of doxxing Libs of TikTok. In response, Lorenz called the billboard "so idiotic it's hilarious."{{Cite web |last=Allsop |first=Jon |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Piers Morgan, Donald Trump, and the doomed transatlantic culture wars |url=https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/morgan_trump_interview_talktv.php |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Columbia Journalism Review |language=en |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428045912/https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/morgan_trump_interview_talktv.php |url-status=live }}

In March 2024, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) added Chaya Raichik to their hate watchlist as an anti-LGBTQ extremist.{{cite web |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/30/southern-poverty-law-center-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/ |title=Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik added to hate watchlist as an 'anti-LGBTQ+ extremist' |last=Mitchell |first=Hilary |date=2024-03-30 |website=PinkNews |access-date=2024-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331221837/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/30/southern-poverty-law-center-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/chaya-raichik |title=Extremist Files: Chaya Raichik |author= |date=2024-03-30 |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |access-date=2024-03-31 |quote=Under the LTT pseudonym, Raichik originally shared content intended to humiliate and intimidate LGBTQ+ content creators. She has used the platform in an anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation campaign that mobilizes right-wing extremist groups in violent attacks against LGBTQ+ people, spaces and events, as well as against doctors, hospitals, librarians, libraries, teachers and schools. |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331221837/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/chaya-raichik |url-status=live }} The entry describes Raichik as having engaged in an "anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation campaign" that "mobilizes right-wing extremist groups in violent attacks against LGBTQ+ people, spaces and events, as well as against doctors, hospitals, librarians, libraries, teachers and schools."

Raichik made her first-ever in-person televised appearance on the December 27, 2022, episode of Tucker Carlson Today. In the episode, she stated, "The LGBTQ community has become this cult, and it's so captivating, and it pulls people in so strongly... They're just evil. They're bad people. They're just evil people, and they want to groom kids. They're recruiting."{{cite news |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/12/27/libs-tiktoks-chaya-raichik-spews-anti-lgbtq-bile-fox-interview-tucker-carlson |access-date=February 27, 2024 |title=Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik Spews Anti-LGBTQ+ Bile in Fox Interview |date=December 27, 2022 |first=Christopher |last=Wiggins |website=The Advocate |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120144454/https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/12/27/libs-tiktoks-chaya-raichik-spews-anti-lgbtq-bile-fox-interview-tucker-carlson |url-status=live }} Following her appearance, some news outlets have linked her to a person who may have trespassed on federal property during the January 6 United States Capitol attack.{{Cite news |last=Dodgson |first=Lindsay |title=The woman behind Libs of TikTok revealed her face on Fox News, leading to video seeming to show her at the Capitol on January 6 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/libs-of-tiktok-spotted-video-january-6-capitol-riots-2022-12 |date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227091846/https://www.businessinsider.com/libs-of-tiktok-spotted-video-january-6-capitol-riots-2022-12 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Fears |first=Danika |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Unmasked "Libs of TikTok" Creator Claimed She Was at Capitol Riot |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/unmasked-libs-of-tiktok-creator-chaya-raichik-claimed-she-was-at-capitol-riot |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423162624/https://www.thedailybeast.com/unmasked-libs-of-tiktok-creator-chaya-raichik-claimed-she-was-at-capitol-riot |url-status=live }}

In 2023, Raichik announced her children's picture book No More Secrets: The Candy Cavern, whose publisher is Brave Books. Promoted as "a modern twist to the familiar Grimm's-style fairy tale", the book is about a lamb named Rose who becomes suspicious when her second-grade teacher focuses more on candy than education. It reflects the LGBT grooming conspiracy theory; Raichik intended the book for helping children and their parents identify "predatory" behavior. Brave Books' storytime event which was to star Raichik and promote the book was canceled due to threats they viewed as dangerous.{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Sophie |title=Libs of TikTok creator is releasing a children's book and everyone is making the same point |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/01/libs-of-tiktok-childrens-book/ |website=PinkNews |date=March 1, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022224404/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/01/libs-of-tiktok-childrens-book/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Seitz |first1=Jacob |title='If you can't reap, don't sow': Libs of TikTok reading canceled after bookstore says it received threats |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-book-event-canceled/?amp |website=The Daily Dot |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531222501/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-book-event-canceled/?amp |url-status=live }}

In January 2024, Raichik was appointed as an adviser to the Oklahoma State Library Committee, despite not being an Oklahoma resident, a librarian, or an educator.{{Cite news |work=NBC News |date=January 23, 2024 |first=Matt |last=Lavietes |access-date=February 27, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/libs-tik-tok-bomb-threats-oklahoma-library-committee-rcna135369 |title=Libs of TikTok creator accused of inspiring school bomb threats named to Oklahoma library board |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226235556/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/libs-tik-tok-bomb-threats-oklahoma-library-committee-rcna135369 |url-status=live }} The committee is tasked with reviewing material reported to them and advising schools on age appropriate media.{{Cite news |url=https://ktul.com/news/local/ryan-walters-under-fire-for-appointing-tiktok-watchdog-to-oklahoma-education-committee-chaya-raichik-library-advisory-media-tiktok-library-media-advisory-commitee-liberal-agenda-rightwing-watchdog-bomb-threats-union-public-schools |work=KTUL |first=Lauren |last=Henry |date=January 24, 2024 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |title=Superintendent Walters under fire for appointing TikTok watchdog to education committee |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315051617/https://ktul.com/news/local/ryan-walters-under-fire-for-appointing-tiktok-watchdog-to-oklahoma-education-committee-chaya-raichik-library-advisory-media-tiktok-library-media-advisory-commitee-liberal-agenda-rightwing-watchdog-bomb-threats-union-public-schools |url-status=live }}

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