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TikTok bans Musk documentary account
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Larry Ellison’s TikTok has shut down the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary.
Key facts
- Larry Ellison’s TikTok has shut down the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary
- According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s distributor, Bleecker Street, was informed Friday afternoon that a “permanent suspension” was imminent
- Ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film’s social media account from its platform
- While TikTok has no official affiliation with Elon Musk, part owner Larry Ellison appears in the film via a text message offering to help Musk fund his Twitter purchase
Summary
Ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film’s social media account from its platform. While TikTok has no official affiliation with Elon Musk, part owner Larry Ellison appears in the film via a text message offering to help Musk fund his Twitter purchase. Last month, YouTube, Meta, X, and TikTok all faced backlash for rejecting ads for the film. Banning the documentary’s account, however, marks a serious escalation, and one laced with a dash of irony, shortly before the account was removed, it posted that people should see the movie “before it gets shut down.”