TikTok bans account for upcoming Musk documentary

TikTok has banned the social media account associated with Alex Gibney's documentary on Elon Musk. The move comes just ahead of the film's wider release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film's distributor, Bleecker Street, was informed on Friday afternoon that a permanent suspension was imminent. The Verge reported that Bleecker Street had not yet responded to a request for comment. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment either. While TikTok has no official affiliation with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the platform's part owner Larry Ellison appears in the film. In the documentary, Ellison is shown via a text message offering to help Musk fund his purchase of Twitter. The ban occurs as YouTube, Meta, X, and TikTok face scrutiny regarding content moderation practices.