04-10-2019 23:38 via adage.com

Taco Bell’s Twitter ads are promoted with politically-charged hashtags #EattheChildren and #EattheBabies

Of all days, Taco Bell found itself in a rather uncomfortable position on National Taco Day Friday.It was a natural time to do some promotion against the trending hashtag #NationalTacoDay on Twitter. Unfortunately for Taco Bell—and for reasons even Twitter can't explain—the brand’s ads suddenly became served under two other trending hashtags: #EattheChildren and #EattheBabies. People were only too eager to point out the humor in the situation. Although Taco Bell wasn&
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