Big Tech is too cowardly to run ads for the ‘Musk’ documentary.

YouTube, TikTok, and Meta have all apparently rejected the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary, scheduled to hit theaters on October 9th. It’s not surprising that X has refused to take distributor Bleecker Street’s calls given its owner’s notoriously thin skin. But asThe Hollywood Reporternotes: The unwillingness of platforms to accept even paid advertising is sure to raise concerns about free speech and the dwindling number of companies that control many of the platforms in this country — and ironically provide a proof-text for the very point the film is coming to make. Gibney’s doc is a four-hour look at atitle character who attempts to control the conversation in various ways, including with alleged suppressions on X, which he bought in 2022. [The Hollywood Reporter] A free daily digest of the news that matters most.