How platforms censored the ‘Musk’ documentary
Dave Jorgenson · 1,037,354 · 2026-09-29
It also sits at #10 in the News & Politics chart. TRENVID has tracked it for 3 days; its best position so far is #8. Uploaded on 2026-09-29 by Dave Jorgenson.
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This video explains how a documentary about Elon Musk was pulled from theaters and banned on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube for allegedly violating political advertising policies. The narrator discusses Universal Pictures' decision to drop the film after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation before being withdrawn. Despite receiving a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary faced censorship claims that were later retracted by Meta and YouTube, which admitted their initial restrictions were mistakes.
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Here’s how platforms censored ads for the ‘Musk’ documentary. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook owner Meta, and, predictably, Musk’s own platform X all first refused to run paid advertisements for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new four-hour documentary Musk,…