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

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 ...

"I’m old enough to remember when McDonald’s was the gold standard of advertising." McDonald's faces backlash after airing 2025 Christmas commercial: 'This is just … terrible' first appeared on The ...

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 ...

Entitled “the most terrible time of the year,” the 45-second ad featured a series of mishaps befalling people at Christmas.

McDonald’s is making headlines this holiday season, but not for its usual fries or festive menu items. Instead, the fast-food ...

McDonald's Netherlands took down its latest AI-generated Christmas ad after facing widespread backlash from netizens. The 45-second ad film, titled ‘It's the Most Terrible Time of the Year’, was ...

An AI-generated McDonald’s commercial meant to capture holiday stress instead sparked outrage, highlighting growing tensions around AI in advertising.

A bizarre, AI-generated advertisement for McDonald’s Netherlands is confusing consumers with its “terrible” and “joyless” message. The holidays aren’t all cheer and merrymaking, but most people would ...

Generative AI in advertising is stirring controversy, as seen in recent McDonald's and Coca-Cola campaigns that sparked ...

McDonald's and Coca-Cola seem determined to ruin our holiday cheer this year with AI. Each company has released a holiday-themed commercial, and each is terrible in its own way. And if the online ...