Re:UK petition to keep Apple data encrypted
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @06:48PM
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> Has there ever been any petition in the UK
Online petitions are useless for anything beyond harvesting a list of potential donors.
The value in a petition or
protest is in demonstrating commitment. If you’re willing to fill in a paper form and/or show up somewhere inconvenient, you’re might also be willing to phone bank (and petition for) a primary opponent.
Online petitions do none of that. If an issue has lots of online petitions and nothing else, it’s almost a sign that its base is electorally useless.
Online petitions are useless for anything beyond harvesting a list of potential donors.
The value in a petition or protest is in demonstrating commitment. If you’re willing to fill in a paper form and/or show up somewhere inconvenient, you’re might also be willing to phone bank (and petition for) a primary opponent.
Online petitions do none of that. If an issue has lots of online petitions and nothing else, it’s almost a sign that its base is electorally useless.