# Big Tech Cuts Free Speech During Midterms

> Meta and TikTok silence pro-Musk content ahead of US elections.
- Title: Big Tech Cuts Free Speech During Midterms · Mother Jones
- Summary: Meta and TikTok silence pro-Musk content ahead of US elections. Meta suspended No Kings' Instagram account for hours during midterms protests, citing AI tool…
- Keywords: meta, tiktok, musk, no kings, midterms, free speech, us elections, brazil, Big, Tech, Cuts, Free
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/meta-x-no-kings-elections-protests-midterms-free-speech-us-brazil
- Author: Alex Nguyen
- Published: 2026-10-19T11:37:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: meta, tiktok, musk, no kings, midterms, free speech, us elections, brazil
## Meta suspends No Kings account
Meta suspended No Kings' Instagram account for hours during midterms protests.

> Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account for several hours during the latest series of demonstrations on Saturday
## Meta claims incorrect enforcement
Meta acknowledged an incorrect enforcement in a post Sunday.

> Andy Stone acknowledged an "incorrect enforcement" in a post Sunday
## Meta reactivates account after error
Meta re-reviewed the removal an hour later and restored account.

> Meta re-reviewed the removal an hour later and recognized it was done in error
## TikTok blocks Musk documentary
TikTok suspended Musk documentary account for political content.

> TikTok suspended the account advertising the new documentary Musk
## TikTok restores account after error
TikTok restored Musk documentary account citing error.

> TikTok informed Bleecker Street that its account had been restored, citing an "error"
## Brazilian election interference claims
Lula’s team claims Meta manipulated social media in Brazil.

> Lula’s team said some of his Instagram posts appeared without a share button
## Key takeaway

Meta suspended No Kings' Instagram account for hours during midterms protests, citing AI tool activity, while TikTok blocked Musk documentary ads.