A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to fulfill resistance from social media platforms, with TikTok banning the movie’s promoting account.
In line with a story in The Hollywood Reporter, the documentary’s distributor Bleecker Avenue was lately notified by TikTok that the account had obtained a “everlasting suspension” because of its political content material. TechCrunch has reached out to TikTok for remark.
Adverts selling the trailer for “Musk” — directed by Oscar-winner filmmaker Alex Gibney — have been initially rejected by Meta and YouTube as well, although these platforms ultimately allowed the advert, with Meta blaming the rejection on “an error.” Gibney recently confirmed that the movie’s worldwide distributor Common had wavered in its plans to launch “Musk,” although it’s now transferring ahead.
X, which Musk owns, has refused to hold advertisements for “Musk.” TikTok’s U.S. operations are partly owned by Larry Ellison — who, like Musk, has been a notable supporter of President Donald Trump.
“Musk” opened in simply 4 theaters final weekend and is now rolling out extra broadly. Subsequent yr, it’s purported to stream on HBO — now part of Paramount/Skydance and led by Ellison’s son David.
