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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Mathew Erpansizo

TikTok Reinstates Ads for Alex Gibney's Musk Documentary After Citing Initial Policy Violations

TikTok restores the advertising account promoting Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary after a suspension over its political-content rules, citing an error (Credit: By Maurizio Pesce/Wikimedia Commons)

TikTok reinstated the advertising account promoting Alex Gibney's documentary Musk on 18 October 2026, after initially citing alleged political-content violations, a spokesperson for the platform's US operation confirmed.

The decision reversed a permanent suspension imposed on the film's distributor. The account belongs to Bleecker Street, which was preparing to promote the film as it expanded into more than 470 cinemas across North America.

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