The ad, widely panned as "AI slop," was removed from YouTube just four days after being posted by McDonald's Netherlands.
McDonald’s likely hoped its new holiday commercial would land as a funny, slightly chaotic take on the season. Instead, the AI-generated spot quickly set the internet buzzing, and not in the way the ...
Viewers blasted McDonald's satirical commercial as offensive, with critics questioning why anyone would 'ditch your family ...
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McDonald’s U.K. released its nostalgia-heavy 2021 Christmas ad and it’s certain to tug on everyone’s heartstrings. The holiday commercial ad — titled “Imaginary Iggy” — is fittingly set to Mabel’s ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Though she is never named and is wearing a costume spacesuit, former NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg ...
Toyota is once again under scrutiny in Australia, this time for a television commercial promoting its GR Yaris hot hatch.
Politicians spend a ton of money on advertising, taking up space on television that in a nonelection year might be occupied by, say, a 30-second commercial for a brand of soda. Can all that spending ...
A Halloween-themed advertisement sponsored by Twix, the chocolate bar brand owned by Mars (the American confectionery company), has sparked heated debate on social media. The commercial features a ...
Rocket Mortgage pulled off a surprising double Sunday night. The mortgage company's two 60-second Super Bowl ads placed first and second in USA TODAY's Ad Meter, which ranks commercials by consumer ...
McDonald’s U.K. released its nostalgia-heavy 2021 Christmas ad and it’s certain to tug on everyone’s heartstrings. The holiday commercial ad — titled “Imaginary Iggy” — is fittingly set to Mabel’s ...