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, ...

The ad attempts to present McDonald's as a safe haven amid the holiday madness, but its use of AI has drawn widespread ...

Be afraid, be very afraid. That’s what we’d been told in the advertising and commercial production industry. AI is ...

McDonald's latest holiday ad tried to skewer Christmas stress, but it ended up being pulled after viewers panned it as AI ...

Fact-check of McDonald's AI ad: the Dutch Christmas spot was fully AI-generated, launched December 1, 2025, then delisted after backlash. Credits and reactions.

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

McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad, sparking online backlash, which grew so fierce that McDonald’s turned off comments on YouTube before setting the video to private. However, the AI ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or maybe not, if you’re a bit of a scrooge like Ad Nut. All the 'season to be jolly' business does not exactly fill this jaded nut with festive cheer. But for ...

Ad for McDonald’s Netherlands features several AI-generated people and families all experiencing mishaps in the lead up to ...

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

Companies are racing to see who can piss off the most amount of people with the lowest amount of effort,” one X user wrote.