We thought that everyone enjoyed the first few television spots for Sony's new "
It Only Does Everything" ad campaign -- but apparently, the Nigerian Federal Government was
none too pleased with the commercial's jab at internet fraud. For those who missed the commercial, the offending line was, "You can't believe everything you read on the internet. Otherwise, I'd be a Nigerian millionaire by now." In response, government officials in Nigeria demanded an apology from Sony, as well as the immediate removal of the commercial.
Sony was quick to issue just such an apology, and has since replaced the original ad with a
new version that swaps out the incredulous statement with a less controversial one: "That's how World War I got started." We can't wait to see the next edit once
the three surviving WWI veterans start raising a stink.
[Via
MaxConsole]
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