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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/14/2024 9:27:39 AM

Apple Apologises for iPad Pro 'Crush' Ad After Video Sparks Criticism, Ad Age Says

Apple apologized on Thursday after an advertisement for its latest iPad Pro model sparked criticism by showing an animation of musical instruments and other symbols of creativity being crushed, Ad Age magazine reported. "Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we're sorry,” Ad Age quoted the iPhone maker as saying. The advertisement titled "Crush" has over a million views on Apple's YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform X. It shows a variety of creative tools and objects such as a camera, guitar, piano and paint being destroyed by an industrial crusher. Then the crusher reveals the newly unveiled iPad, symbolizing how much the new thinner model encompasses. Online commenters criticized the ad as insensitive and an unwelcome departure from the company's.