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Online petitions: a show of care undercut by ease of signing

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageOnline petitions almost certainly do not hold the same weight with their targets as offline petitions do.shutterstock

With the advent of the internet and proliferation of online petitions – organised by GetUp!, change.org and others that pop up in our inboxes and Facebook walls – online petitions have flourished while written petitions...

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