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TikTok Permanently Suspends Ad Account for Musk Documentary
Original: TikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Ad Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)
TikTok has permanently suspended the advertising account for 'Musk', the Alex Gibney documentary about Elon Musk, just as the film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing the decision. The move has raised concerns about suppression of critical coverage of Musk on the platform he influences, and comes amid wider scrutiny of how TikTok moderates politically sensitive content.
Why now: The suspension of a documentary about Musk on a platform he has influence over fuels debate about censorship and platform power.
TikTokElon MuskAlex GibneyBleecker Street
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- TikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Ad Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive) · The Hollywood Reporter
Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.
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