Bleecker Street

YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all rejected paid advertisements for 'Musk', Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk set for release on October 9, with each platform citing the content as 'political'. Distributor Bleecker Street says X, Musk's own platform, has not even responded to its inquiries, and the company is appealing the rejections. The refusals raise questions about how major platforms classify political content and whether coverage of a sitting tech mogul faces extra scrutiny.

A film about Elon Musk titled 'Musk' is listed on the website of Bleecker Street, the independent film distributor. The project is circulating among tech and film communities, drawing attention for its subject — one of the world's most prominent and polarising billionaires. Few details about casting, direction or release date are known so far.

Bleecker Street is releasing a film about Elon Musk, and discussion is picking up on tech forums. The project, listed on the distributor's site simply as 'Musk,' has people debating what a big-screen treatment of the billionaire might cover, from his companies to his public persona. Details about the film's content and release date are so far limited.