Are Coca-Cola custom cans only rejecting the word "Jesus"? Video that sparked "anti-Christian" accusations against brand explained

Coca-Cola recently came under scrutiny after a video claimed that its custom cans didn't allow the word "Jesus." In the video, an individual was seen attempting to customize their can, but the machine gave them an error when they typed "Jesus."

"Sorry, we cannot automatically allow this text on the can. If you feel this is a mistake, please speak to a store representative," the notification read.

However, the machine seemingly allowed the individual to type "Allah" and "Buddha."

As the video went viral online, several netizens labeled the brand "anti-Christian." They expressed their concerns about Coca-Cola, accusing them of discriminating against Christians.

"Apparently Coca Cola doesn’t support its Christian customers. You’re allowed to put any religious name on your custom can, except Jesus. This alone should be reason alone to boycott Coca Cola. Why should we support a company that is anti Christian?" an X user wrote.

"Time to end Coke, anti Christian," an individual added.

Despite claims and viral videos, it is important to note that Coca-Cola's custom cans are not only rejecting the word "Jesus." A community note was added to one of the tweets regarding this matter, and it read:

"Contrary to what the tweet claims, 'Allah loves you' was not 'allowed' but 'pending approval' (as overlaid on the shared preview). It has since been confirmed to be, like “Jesus loves you”, not allowed (as seen by trying to replicate the demand on Coca Cola's website)."

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Coca-Cola's custom cans are not only rejecting the word "Jesus"

While netizens accused the company of discriminating against Christians for seemingly rejecting the word "Jesus," Coca-Cola's website displayed a disclaimer after the name of any religious figure was added, and it read:

"Names and phrases may not be approved if they are trademarked, political in nature, names of countries, celebrities, religious figures, as well as anything that could be considered offensive for other reasons."

Though many people criticized the brand, others sought to clarify that the claim made in the original video was not true. X user @openedbunker mentioned that the same notification showed up for other religious figures as well:

"See the big 'pending approval' on top of the picture? That's because 'Allah loves you' wasn't yet approved," they wrote.

They shared a screenshot of the disclaimer that showed up when they attempted to write, "Allah loves you." It read, "Looks like the name you requested is not approved."

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While some netizens began pushing for the brand to be boycotted, others shared tweets to defend them. The brand has yet to officially respond to the backlash.