Coverage dated December 9, 2025 to December 10, 2025

McDonald's removes AI-generated Christmas ad after online backlash

Headline from 10TV Columbus

McDonald’s Netherlands pulled its AI-made holiday ad after viewers blasted the spot’s unsettling visuals.

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. 10TV Columbus

    McDonald's removes AI-generated Christmas ad after online backlash (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    McDonald’s Netherlands pulled its AI-made holiday ad after viewers blasted the spot’s unsettling visuals.

  2. New York Post

    McDonald’s pulls ‘creepy’ AI Christmas ad after viewer backlash: ‘As real as their hamburgers’ (opens New York Post)

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    McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad that was completely made with artificial intelligence after receiving an onslaught of backlash.

  3. Digital Trends

    McDonald’s pulls its AI-generated Christmas ad after backlash (opens Digital Trends)

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    After the backlash that greeted Coca-Cola’s AI-generated Christmas ad last month, you’d expect other corporate giants to be more cautious about releasing their own AI-infused efforts. But no. Recommended Videos McDonald’s Netherlands decided it’d be a really good idea to use generative AI tools to k…

  4. Newsweek

    McDonald's pulls Christmas advert after criticism (opens Newsweek)

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    A spokesperson for McDonald's Netherlands told Newsweek that we "have decided to remove our AI-generated Christmas advert."

  5. Forbes

    McDonald’s AI-Generated Ad Controversy, Explained (opens Forbes)

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    McDonald’s AI-generated Christmas ad sparked massive online backlash, forcing the fast-food giant to disable YouTube comments and remove the video from public view.

  6. Breitbart News

    McDonald's Calls Christmas 'Most Terrible Time of the Year' in AI-Generated Ad (opens Breitbart News)

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    McDonald's Netherlands division recently published an AI-generated advertisement labeling Christmas "the most terrible time of the year." When the fast food giant faced intense backlash for its AI slop insulting the holiday season, it yanked the video down from YouTube.

  7. Gizmodo

    Everyone Hated the McDonald's AI Christmas Ad So Much It Got Taken Down (opens Gizmodo)

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    A Dutch ad firm created an AI-generated commercial for McDonald's and released it online, causing significant backlash. It was eventually taken down.

  8. Digital Journal

    Not lovin' it: McDonald's pulls Dutch AI Christmas ad (opens Digital Journal)

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    US burger chain McDonald's said on Wednesday it had removed an AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands after it was filleted online.The advert,

  9. FOX Business

    McDonald's pulls 'creepy' AI-generated Christmas ad after viewer backlash (opens FOX Business)

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    McDonald's faced viral backlash after pulling an AI-generated Christmas commercial for the Netherlands that was deemed "creepy" by viewers on social media.

  10. The Guardian

    ‘Ruined my Christmas spirit’: McDonald’s removes AI-generated ad after backlash (opens The Guardian)

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    Commercial in Netherlands depicting festival-season chaos at ‘most terrible time of year’ prompted flurry of criticism online

  11. NBC News

    Not lovin' it: McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas ad after social media backlash (opens NBC News)

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    Some social media users in the Netherlands said they couldn't stomach it, so McDonald's has withdrawn an advertisement generated entirely by artificial intelligence.

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