False Advertising, Trademark Infringement and TOS: Three Common Hashtagging Mistakes for Companies to Avoid

When the first social media hashtag was used in 2007, users had no idea how ubiquitous hashtags would become. Today, hashtags are an essential part of our lives (and a subject we’ve been writing about for years). From marketing a business to garnering support for a cause, hashtags have become an essential part of our society. This may even be an understatement. For instance, from May 26, 2020, until June 7, 2020, alone, the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag was used over 47 million times on Twitter. 47...
By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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