Ring Doorbell’s ‘dystopian’ Super Bowl ad is sparking privacy concerns
Ring Doorbell’s ‘dystopian’ Super Bowl ad is sparking privacy concerns
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Publish Date: 2026-02-09 08:35:00
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A Ring Doorbell commercial has had an unexpected reaction after airing during the Super Bowl.
The 2026 championship kicked off on Sunday night (8 February) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Much of the broadcast is made up of commercials, with many promotional clips becoming a major part of the event themselves. Most games see a typical eye-drying 18 commercial breaks.
One commercial that has struck a nerve with the public promotes Amazon’s Ring Doorbell. Although the storyline is intended to be heartwarming, it has been branded by viewers as ‘terrifying’.
A Ring Doorbell is a video doorbell that lets homeowners see, hear, and speak to visitors at your door (such as delivery drivers, for example) from anywhere just by using your phone thanks to a built-in HD camera, microphone and speaker.
It allows for two-way conversations and remote monitoring to take place, enhancing home security and convenience (just in case you miss a delivery).
The new commercial promotes a new technological feature for the doorbell, and the ad explains how it works by addressing the missing pets crisis in the US.
A staggering 10 million animals go missing every year, the melodramatic ad explains.
“And the way we look for them hasn’t changed in years,” the voice of Jamie Siminoff, founder of Ring, narrates.
The solution to find these lost fur babies? A new Ring feature that lets pet owners upload an image of their lost dog or cat to the Ring app, which then starts a ‘Search Party’.
This search sweeps through all Ring cameras in the neighbourhood looking for a match, as the ad explains: “Search Party from Ring uses AI to help families find lost dogs.”
And that’s not all – the new feature is already in the works, with the ad claiming ‘since launch, more than a dog a day has been reunited with their family’.
The Ring Doorbell ad sheds light on the missing pets crisis (Ring Doorbell)
The commercial concludes: “Be a hero in your neighbourhood with Search Party. Available to…
