Two companies now say they will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney's upcoming documentary about Elon Musk, following earlier reporting that a number of social media platforms had rejected the ads. However, when TechCrunch reached out to Meta on Saturday, a spokesperson said, 'This was an error and the ads are being restored.' We've asked Meta for more details and will update this article if we hear back. YouTube also posted an update Saturday, noting that 'the trailer has always been available on YouTube.' (Indeed, that's how we were able embed it at the end of this article.) The company added, 'When submitted as an ad, it was temporarily restricted by our system. Following review the ad has been cleared to run.' But Meta, TikTok, and YouTube reportedly rejected the ad for 'political content,' which the platforms have various restrictions on. (Meta said last year that it will stop accepting political ads in the European Union, while TikTok says it doesn't run them at all.)...
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