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Not lovin' it: McDonald's pulls Dutch AI Xmas ad
Khaleej Times
|December 11, 2025
US burger chain McDonald's said on Wednesday it had removed an AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands after it was filleted online.
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The advert, “the most terrible time of the year”, depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden Dutch cyclist slipping in the snow.
The message: retreat to a McDonald’s restaurant until January and ride out the festive season.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of Khaleej Times.
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