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{{Infobox|title = The Nun - YouTube Ads|image = The Nun YouTube Ad.jpg|imagecaption = It appears... and everything goes horribly wrong.|date = August 14, 2018|type = Video|length = |country = {{United States}}|maker = Warner Bros. Pictures}}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_(2018_film) ''The Nun''] is a horror movie that came out in September 2018.
{{Infobox|title = The Nun - YouTube Ads|image = The Nun YouTube Ad.jpg|imagecaption = It appears... and everything goes horribly wrong.|date = August 14, 2018|type = Video|length = |country = {{United States}}|maker = Warner Bros. Pictures}}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_(2018_film) ''The Nun''] is a horror movie that came out in September 2018.


In August 2018, The Movie started its advertising campaign on [[YouTube]]. However, instead of using the movie's trailer, users were instead tricked by a 5-second unskippable ad by ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_(2018_film) The Nun]''.
In August 2018, The Movie started its advertising campaign on [[YouTube]]. However, instead of using the movie's trailer, users were instead tricked by a 5 second unskippable ad by ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_(2018_film) The Nun]''.


=== The ads would lure the user into a false sense of security, by doing one of the following: ===
===The ads would lure the user into a false sense of security, by doing one of the following:===
*A few seconds of a volume icon going up and down (much like macOS/iOS) for a few seconds, to trick the user into thinking it's an advert by Apple before The Nun pops up with an incredibly loud scream.


*A fake buffering logo, to trick the user into thinking the ad is struggling to load, then The Nun, featuring Valak pops up with a loud scream.
* A few seconds of a volume icon going up and down (much like MacOS/iOS) for a few seconds, to trick the user into thinking it's an advert by Apple, before The Nun pops up with an incredibly loud scream.


*Nothing about 5 seconds, then The Nun pops up along with a loud scream.
* A fake buffering logo, to trick the user into thinking the ad is struggling to load, then The Nun, featuring Valak pops up with a loud scream.
*A spinning ball, much like the "''Beach ball of death''" found on Apple Macs.
*Fades into a hall, then slowly move down the room, a bell tolls, then The Nun pops up. 


On August 15th, 2018, after many users' complaints, [[YouTube]] pulled the ads from their site for containing "shocking content". 
* Nothing about 5 seconds, then The Nun pops up along with a loud scream.
* A spinning ball, much like the "''Beach ball of death''" found on Apple Macs.
* Fades into a hall, then slowly moves down the room, a bell tolls, then The Nun pops up.


Other users claim a very similar ad is on Instagram & Snapchat, but rather than being one of the aforementioned ads, it's a flashing warning sign.  
On August 15th, 2018, after many users' complaints, [[YouTube]] pulled the ads from their site for containing "shocking content".
 
Other users claim a very similar ad is on Instagram & Snapchat, but rather than being one of the aforementioned ads, it's a flashing warning sign.


==Links==
==Links==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]] 
<u>NOTE</u>: The following links contains [[Screamer|screamers]]! 
* '''The video is 4 seconds long, so be warned'''! youtube.com/watch?v=N436v51QBkk
* '''The video is 4 seconds long, so be warned'''! youtube.com/watch?v=N436v51QBkk
* '''Official YouTube's statement regarding the ad''': https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137''' '''• (Safe) 
* '''Official YouTube's statement regarding the ad''': https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137''' '''• 
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