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Social Platforms Reject Paid Ads for Alex Gibney's Musk Documentary
Original: The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
Distributor Bleecker Street says YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all refused to run paid ads for Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk', out October 9, citing the trailer as political content. X has reportedly not even responded to the distributor's inquiries. Bleecker Street is appealing the rejections, raising fresh concerns about how platforms handle advertising for films about tech figures.
Why now: The film scrutinises Elon Musk, who owns X, making the platforms' ad refusals look suspicious and prompting debate over censorship.
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- The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive) · The Hollywood Reporter
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.