Key facts
- TikTok permanently banned the advertising account for the Elon Musk documentary "Musk."
- The ban was due to the account's political content, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Meta and YouTube initially rejected ads for the trailer but later allowed them.
TikTok has permanently banned the advertising account for the documentary "Musk," citing political content. The film's distributor, Bleecker Street, received the notification from the platform. Ads promoting the trailer for the film, directed by Alex Gibney, were initially rejected by Meta and YouTube, though those platforms eventually allowed them. X, the platform owned by Elon Musk, has refused to carry ads for the documentary. TikTok's U.S. operations are partly owned by Larry Ellison, a supporter of President Donald Trump. The documentary opened in four theaters last weekend and is rolling out more broadly.