Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by m0zg on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:21PM
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Similarly to indignant FB posts, reshares, and likes, petitions do jack squat in the real world. So this seems right up FB's alley.
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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by leppr on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:38PM
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They serve the very important purpose of giving citizens a feeling of agency. Without this, motivated citizens of democratic republics would have to resort to concrete action, eventually resulting in revolutions.