Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter)

Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.

hollywoodreporter.com ·1h ago

TikTok has permanently suspended the official promotional account for the new documentary about Elon Musk. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bleecker Street, the film's distributor, stated the suspension was due to "political policy" violations. The documentary is currently playing in nearly 500 theaters across the United States.

Bleecker Street is appealing the decision, but the suspension remains in effect. Mashable reports that the ban occurred just as the distributor intended to spend advertising dollars to boost TikTok posts regarding the film. While The Hollywood Reporter noted that Musk has no financial or other affiliation with TikTok, Mashable points out that the app is partially owned by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who appears in a scene in the film offering to help Musk pay for his acquisition of Twitter.

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