McDonald's has since removed the advert from YouTube and told BBC News that it was "an important learning" on "the effective ...

Normally, a brand would be thrilled if its new holiday commercial went viral, but a new McDonald's Netherlands ad has gone ...

McDonald’s has jumped on the AI-generated holiday-commercial bandwagon to disastrous effect. An ad from McDonald’s Netherlands titled “It’s the most terrible time of the year” was so widely reviled ...

The ad, widely panned as "AI slop," was removed from YouTube just four days after being posted by McDonald's Netherlands.

McDonald's confirmed to Fox News Digital that it removed its artificial intelligence-generated Christmas advertisement from YouTube after viewer backlash.

The commercial in question shows various AI-generated characters experiencing Christmas-themed mishaps, then finding refuge from “the madness, the lights, and the cheer” in McDonald’s. A parody of the ...

Viewers blasted McDonald's satirical commercial as offensive, with critics questioning why anyone would 'ditch your family ...

"It was intended to reflect the stressful moments that can occur during the holidays in the Netherlands," McDonald's ...

An AI-generated McDonald’s commercial has AI fanatics and anti-AI crusaders locked in debate once again. The commercial was originally released as part of a holiday-themed campaign for McDonald’s in ...

A brand new McDonald’s Netherlands ad has sparked a new controversy among viewers. The AI ad rewrites the Christmas tune into “the most terrible time of the year.” The visuals show December as hectic, ...

McDonald's and its marketing contractors have had some bizarre responses to the backlash from their AI commercial.

McDonald’s has been skewered online over its 2025 Christmas commercial, which was created entirely by artificial intelligence. The fast-food giant is the latest major corporation to deliver a fully AI ...