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Musk, the Movie

193 points · 165 comments · yablak

  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. guelo · · focus · HN ↗
      This is so worrying. All the evil billionaires banding together means democracy is in grave danger.
      1. wallst07 · · focus · HN ↗
        &quot;So worrying&quot; ... because of marketing for a movie?

        I can think of 1000 things more worrying that ad money for a documentary not being accepted for whatever reason on private platoforms.

        1. JKCalhoun · · focus · HN ↗
          I can think of few more petty though.
        2. guelo · · focus · HN ↗
          It&#x27;s political speech. If they own and censor all the marketing and distribution channels do we really have free speech?
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