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TikTok permanently bans âÂÂMuskâ documentary advertising account
According to a story in The Hollywood Reporter, the documentaryâÂÂs distributor Bleecker Street was recently notified by TikTok that the account had received a âÂÂpermanent suspensionâ due to its political content. TechCrunch has reached out to TikTok for comment.
Ads promoting the trailer for âÂÂMuskâ â directed by Oscar-winner filmmaker Alex Gibney â wereàinitially rejected by Meta and YouTube as well, though those platforms eventually allowed the ad, with Meta blaming the rejection on âÂÂan error.â Gibney recently confirmed that the filmâÂÂs international distributor Universal had wavered in its plans to release âÂÂMusk,â though itâÂÂs now moving forward.
X, which Musk owns, has refused to carry ads for âÂÂMusk.â TikTokâÂÂs U.S. operations are partly owned by Larry Ellison â who, like Musk, has been a notable supporter of President Donald Trump.
âÂÂMuskâ opened in just four theaters last weekend and is now rolling out more broadly. Next year, itâÂÂs supposed to stream on HBO â now part of Paramount/Skydance and led by EllisonâÂÂs son David.
