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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by thecatspaw on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:15AM (#18959832)
Interesting approach from facebook, though its has its issues.

Its nice that they make it easier to get involved in local issues, for example adding bins to a park. However, if you do not like this, you cannot voice your concerns in the comment section of that petition, that is restricted to supporters of the petition. So you have to create your own "Please dont put bins into the XY park"

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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by Ajedi32 on Monday January 21, 2019 @09:42AM (#18960643)
Yeah, that's a problem with petitions in general; they're really only useful for demonstrating _some_ minimum level of support or public interest in a particular issue.

They can't be used to gauge public opinion on anything remotely controversial, both because they're heavily influenced by selection bias and because it's much harder to express opposition to a petition than it is to express support.

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