Meta says its rejection of ads promoting the new documentary about Elon Musk "was an error and the ads are being restored"; YouTube is also allowing the ads (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
At least two companies appear to be reversing their stance on whether to accept advertising for director Alex Gibney's upcoming documentary about Elon Musk.
Meta has reversed its decision to reject ads promoting a documentary about Elon Musk, saying the rejection was an error. The ads are being restored, and YouTube is also allowing them to run. The documentary, directed by Alex Gibney, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and hits theaters in two weeks.
The ads were initially rejected by Meta, YouTube, and TikTok due to "political content". However, Meta has since said that this was an error and the ads will be allowed to run. The documentary's US distributor, Bleecker Street, had appealed the rejections.
X, which is owned by Musk, had also rejected the ads, with Musk previously posting that the documentary's director, Gibney, was not worthy of respect.
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