Dr Pepper Evolution Ad On Facebook Leads To Controversy

Beverage company Dr Pepper became the latest brand on Facebook to discover that when interacting with a social network that boasts more than 955 million average monthly users, many of those users lack a sense of humor.

Beverage company Dr Pepper became the latest brand on Facebook to discover that when interacting with a social network that boasts more than 955 million average monthly users, many of those users lack a sense of humor.

Mashable reported that an ad posted to the Dr Pepper Facebook page, which poked fun at evolution by having an ape evolve into a man after discovering a can of Dr Pepper, drew instant backlash from some Facebook members.

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