TikTok bans Musk documentary account

TechEntertainmentNewsTikTok bans Musk documentary accountLarry Ellison’s TikTok has shut down the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary.Larry Ellison’s TikTok has shut down the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary.by Terrence O’BrienOct 17, 2026, 7:32 PM UTCTesla 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 ImagesTerrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.

TikTok 封禁了马斯克纪录片的账号。科技娱乐新闻：TikTok 已经关闭了亚历克斯·吉布尼（Alex Gibney）执导的埃隆·马斯克纪录片的宣传账号。特伦斯·奥布莱恩（Terrence O’Brien）是《The Verge》的周末编辑，他报道科技行业已超过 18 年，对合成器也颇有研究。

Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film’s social media account from its platform. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 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 The Verge.

就在亚历克斯·吉布尼的马斯克纪录片即将大规模上映之际，TikTok 已将该片的社交媒体账号从其平台上封禁。TikTok 未立即回应置评请求。据《好莱坞报道》称，该片的发行商 Bleecker Street 在周五下午接到通知，称“永久封禁”即将执行。Bleecker Street 尚未回应《The Verge》的置评请求。

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. Last month, YouTube, Meta, X, and TikTok all faced backlash for rejecting ads for the film. YouTube and Google quickly reversed course, calling it an “error.” However, TikTok and X have refused to change their stance, and neither platform has allowed paid advertisements for the film.

虽然 TikTok 与埃隆·马斯克没有官方关联，但其部分所有者拉里·埃里森（Larry Ellison）在片中通过一条短信出现，提议帮助马斯克资助其对 Twitter 的收购。上个月，YouTube、Meta、X 和 TikTok 都因拒绝为该片投放广告而面临强烈抵制。YouTube 和谷歌迅速改变了方针，称此举为“失误”。然而，TikTok 和 X 拒绝改变立场，这两个平台均未允许该片投放付费广告。

Banning the documentary’s account, however, marks a serious escalation, and one laced with a dash of irony — shortly before the account was removed, it posted that people should see the movie “before it gets shut down.”

然而，封禁该纪录片的账号标志着事态的严重升级，且带有一丝讽刺意味——在该账号被移除前不久，它曾发帖称人们应该“在它被关闭之前”观看这部电影。