On September 29, Meta, YouTube and TikTok initially refused to run ads for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary. Meta and YouTube reversed, Meta calling it an error and YouTube saying the system temporarily restricted the ad before clearing it; TikTok and X are still not running the ads. On October 19, the No Kings Instagram account lost access and posting ability for three to four hours on a Saturday, and Meta's first explanation was wrong. The discussion now covers whether these refusals and lockouts were platform error or something closer to a choice.