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TikTok bans Musk documentary account

17 October 2026 at 19:32
Tesla 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 Images

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.

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 face …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Mexican Judge Sentences 3 Men to 159 Years Each in Surfer Killings

17 October 2026 at 19:58
The men were charged in the murders of two Australians and an American who were on a camping and surf vacation in Mexico.

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The courthouse in Baja California where three suspects were sentenced on Friday.

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank

17 October 2026 at 19:45
Extremists assaulted residents and broke a European diplomatic vehicle’s window, witnesses said, as settler violence surges in the territory during the olive harvest.

Β© Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

Tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers fills an olive grove in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday.

Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases

17 October 2026 at 19:41
Seven Ebola infections have now been confirmed in Kenya, which before this month had never recorded cases of the deadly virus.

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People at the Kenya-Uganda border this month. Uganda separates Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has hit hard.

NYC Subway Shooting in Midtown Leaves Man Dead

17 October 2026 at 19:19
The shooting occurred on Saturday at the 7th Avenue Station on 53rd Street, near Times Square.

Β© Wesley Parnell/The New York Times

The Police Department said it was seeking a man wearing a red tracksuit, a black vest and a face mask in connection with the shooting.
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