McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash

Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by nixass on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:03AM (#46217816)

I still cannot see the bad part

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Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by dymk on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:00AM (#46218422)

I am legitimately sorry

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Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by alamortsubite on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @10:43AM (#46219009)

Have you ever ridden a bike over a canal? The ad was pushed in front of a lot of people who have. I thought it was creepy throughout, but I can't believe they used that clip up front.

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Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by NetMageSCW on Thursday December 11, 2025 @10:31AM (#46232609)

“a lot of people” - citation needed.

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Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by alamortsubite on Friday December 12, 2025 @08:56AM (#46244179)

You realize it was a Dutch ad, correct?

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Re:McDonald's pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash by array_key_first on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @07:08PM (#46225924)

You have to turn your monitor on, silly!

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