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Musk, the Movie

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  1. clumsysmurf · · focus · HN ↗
    Hopefully the word gets out, because

    "The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’"

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hollywoodreporter.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;digital&#x2F;elon-musk-documentary-trailer-rejected-tiktok-youtube-1236710259&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hollywoodreporter.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;digital&#x2F;elon-musk...

    1. notatoad · · focus · HN ↗
      they&#x27;ve reversed this decision <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.yahoo.com&#x2F;entertainment&#x2F;movies&#x2F;articles&#x2F;youtube-meta-reverse-course-accept-184540210.html?guccounter=1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.yahoo.com&#x2F;entertainment&#x2F;movies&#x2F;articles&#x2F;youtube-...
      1. clumsysmurf · · focus · HN ↗
        Reading that, it sounds even worse...

        &gt; A YouTube spokesperson said the ad should be appearing soon, though as of late Saturday morning Bleecker Street has not yet been informed of any change.

        &gt; The Meta reversal is especially notable as the company had previously rejected an appeal by Bleecker Street, leaving it with few options to run ads on Instagram and Facebook.

        &gt; TikTok and X have remained quiet and continue not to run the ad.

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