Apple apologizes and pulls an ad set in Thailand after backlash from Thai lawmakers and influencers who deemed its portrayal of the country offensive
here's why MacDailyNews : Weak-kneed Apple apologizes for another ad after complaints Al Bawaba : Apple under fire for ‘Terrible’ Thailand ad Threads: J Emory Parker / @jemoryparker : Now that we've defeated the Google gemini ad we need to also talk about the Copilot ad where the guy makes a powerpoint deck in 5 minutes before a presentation. Can you even imagine what a boring waste of everyone time that presentation must have been? … X: Marek / @mrmarek_ : @9to5mac @iryantldr are you kidding me? it was great Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Apple's had to remove another ad and apologize for it. The marketing team at Apple isn't having the best time right now 🥲 https://www.theverge.com/... @xbangkok : I am not impressed by the Apple 🍏 Thailand 🇹🇭 commercial, a complete disgrace to humanity. THIS is what hotel rooms in Thailand actually look like. #แบนแอปเปิ้ล #Apple #AppleThailand #BanApple #Bangkok #Thailand #Protest #Boycott #TimCookisaCuck #FreePalesitne [image] @justmikemckay : It's being suggested on several Thai FB pages that #Apple should look closer to home if they need third-world trains or subway stations for any future ads and not #Thailand 😅 [image] @tavlean : @9to5mac @iryantldr My takeaway from that ad was that Thailand can produce anything in record time. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski : Big Tech keeps making tone-deaf ads. — First, there was Apple's “Crush” ad: https://lnkd.in/gDicGRC8 … Forums: r/apple : Apple Pulls Short Film Advertisement After Thai Backlash and Calls for Boycott
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glassworksvfx.com
glassworksvfx.com
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‘THE UNDERDOGS: OOO (OUT OF OFFICE)’
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@mrmarek_
Marek
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@9to5mac @iryantldr are you kidding me? it was great
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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Apple's had to remove another ad and apologize for it. The marketing team at Apple isn't having the best time right now 🥲 https://www.theverge.com/...
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@xbangkok
@xbangkok
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I am not impressed by the Apple 🍏 Thailand 🇹🇭 commercial, a complete disgrace to humanity. THIS is what hotel rooms in Thailand actually look like. #แบนแอปเปิ้ล #Apple #AppleThailand #BanApple #Bangkok #Thailand #Protest #Boycott #TimCookisaCuck #FreePalesitne [image]
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@justmikemckay
@justmikemckay
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It's being suggested on several Thai FB pages that #Apple should look closer to home if they need third-world trains or subway stations for any future ads and not #Thailand 😅 [image]
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@tavlean
@tavlean
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@9to5mac @iryantldr My takeaway from that ad was that Thailand can produce anything in record time.
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Apple Pulls Short Film Advertisement After Thai Backlash and Calls for Boycott
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@jemoryparker
J Emory Parker
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Now that we've defeated the Google gemini ad we need to also talk about the Copilot ad where the guy makes a powerpoint deck in 5 minutes before a presentation. Can you even imagine what a boring waste of everyone time that presentation must have been? …
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@davidimel
David Imel
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I think this video perfectly encapsulates everything that's wrong with GenAI right now. Companies are shoving things down our throats that are replacing the things that are SUPPOSED to be human. If your daughter wants to write a letter to an athlete and needs help, you help her…
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@jbillinson
Josh Billinson
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Perhaps we actually don't need the tech world to figure out some weird AI-powered way to replace extremely basic human connections!
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@durvidimel
David ImeI
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@Techmeme @asabhiken Writing any “heartfelt” letter using AI is tone-deaf and should never be marketed as a feature
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@jasoninquires
Jason Inquires
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I never understood how this ad made it to air.... what was the point of this? Who was supposed to look good in it?
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@victoriathetech
@victoriathetech
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I spoke recently about how I absolutely hate the Google Gemini AI ad that's playing during the Olympics regarding a father and daughter using it to write a letter to an Olympian. And now there are articles on how much the public hates that ad. Link: https://nymag.com/...
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@samuelaadams
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the sheer number of people and the amount of money involved, and not one thought the idea of having a computer fake your kid's admiring note to their hero was a little bit off—shows you how divorced AI boosters are from anything resembling human emotion https://www.hollywoodrepor…