TikTok bans Musk documentary account

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="AFP via Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/gettyimages-2194418432.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney's Musk documentary, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/musk-movie-tiktok-banned-theaters-showtimes-1236734308/">TikTok has banned the film's social media account</a> from its platform. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>, the film's distributor, Bleecker Street, was informed Friday afternoon that a "permanent suspension" was imminent. Bleecker Street has not yet responded to a request for comment from <em>The Verge</em>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">While TikTok has no official affiliation with Elon Musk, part owner Larry Ellison appears in the film via a text message offering to help Musk fund his Twitter purchase.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last month, YouTube, Meta, X, and TikTok all face …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013453/tiktok-bans-alex-gibneys-musk-documentary">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>