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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_(2018_film) ''The Nun''] is a horror movie that came out in September 2018. | |||
==The Advertising Campaign== | =='''The Advertising Campaign'''== | ||
{{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 = 0:04|country = {{United States}}|maker = Warner Bros. Pictures}}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 | |||
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: | ||
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*A fake buffering logo, to trick the user into thinking the ad is struggling to load, then The Nun pops up with a loud scream. | *A fake buffering logo, to trick the user into thinking the ad is struggling to load, then The Nun pops up with a loud scream. | ||
* | *Nothing about 5 seconds, then Valak appears with a loud scream. | ||
*A spinning ball, much like the "Beach ball of death" found on Apple Macs. | *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. | *Fades into a hall, then slowly moves 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". | 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. | 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. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following links contains [[Screamers: How to avoid them|screamers]]! | <u>NOTE</u>: The following links contains [[Screamers: How to avoid them|screamers]]! | ||
* youtube.com/watch?v=N436v51QBkk ( | * '''youtube.com/watch?v=N436v51QBkk (Video is 4 seconds long, so be warned!)''' | ||
* twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137 (Official YouTube's statement regarding the ad) | * '''twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1029185298524123137 (Official YouTube's statement regarding the ad)''' | ||
[[Category:2018]] | [[Category:2018]] | ||
[[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Videos]] | ||
[[Category:Commercials]] | [[Category:Commercials]] | ||
[[Category:Valak]] | [[Category:Valak]] |