Musk documentary's TikTok account suspended before wide release

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTikTok permanently suspended the ad account for the documentary Musk on Friday, ahead of its wide release, Variety reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBanned the week of release? That is not a suspension, Hank, that is a premiere with a very exclusive guest list.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe distributor, Bleecker Street, says TikTok cited severe political policy violations without naming a post. It is appealing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA learning moment for everyone.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTikTok is partly owned by Larry Ellison, who the film criticizes over a text about paying billions toward the Twitter deal.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA man criticized in the film co-owns the platform that muted the film. We call that peer review.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe film runs three hours and forty-five minutes.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe intermission ad urged viewers too far to the right to switch seats. It is the only film with a seating chart and a thesis.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt also urged people to delete their X accounts. So the ban was a surprise to nobody but the account.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorResilience.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPixeltwelve says the account was back by Saturday. Permanent, it turns out, is a Friday word.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTechnically the suspension was shorter than the film.