TikTok reportedly banned ads for Musk documentary before its wider US release

The platform attributed the decision to "political content that goes against its policy.". TikTok reportedly banned ads for Musk documentary before its wider US release. News TikTok reportedly banned ads for Musk documentary before its wider US release The platform attributed the decision to “political content that goes against its policy.” By Jackson Chen Updated: Oct.

The nearly four-hour documentary called Musk that covers the eponymous billionaire is continuing to generate controversy. The latest move saw TikTok ban the advertising account behind Musk, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The social media platform attributed the ban to a "repeated pattern of political content that violates its policies," according to the report.

The documentary, directed by Alex Gibney and distributed by Bleecker Street, saw a limited opening weekend starting October 9 where it was playing at four theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Following an initial grossing of around $70,000 during its opening weekend, showings of Musk expanded across many more US theaters on October 16. TikTok’s "permanent suspension" of the promotional account comes just before the documentary was set to be more widely distributed.

Bleecker Street told THR that it would appeal the decision and attempt to get it reversed.