TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account

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A four-hour documentary astir Elon Musk continues to conscionable absorption from societal media platforms, with TikTok banning the film’s advertizing account.

According to a communicative successful The Hollywood Reporter, the documentary’s distributor Bleecker Street was precocious notified by TikTok that the relationship had received a “permanent suspension” owed to its governmental content. TechCrunch has reached retired to TikTok for comment.

Ads promoting the trailer for “Musk” — directed by Oscar-winner filmmaker Alex Gibney — were  initially rejected by Meta and YouTube arsenic well, though those platforms yet allowed the ad, with Meta blaming the rejection connected “an error.” Gibney precocious confirmed that the film’s planetary distributor Universal had wavered successful its plans to merchandise “Musk,” though it’s present moving forward.

X, which Musk owns, has refused to transportation ads for “Musk.” TikTok’s U.S. operations are partially owned by Larry Ellison — who, similar Musk, has been a notable protagonist of President Donald Trump.

“Musk” opened successful conscionable 4 theaters past play and is present rolling retired much broadly. Next year, it’s expected to watercourse connected HBO — now portion of Paramount/Skydance and led by Ellison’s lad David.

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