Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands. Tomorrow Facebook will encounter a slew of fresh complexities with the launch of Community Actions, its News Feed petition feature. Community Actions could unite neighbors to request change from their local and national elected officials and government agencies. But it could also provide […]
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Commuter starts petition to move Holland Tunnel’s infuriating holiday decorations
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You ever see something mildly infuriating but manage to breeze past it?
Imagine breezing past it every day, five days a week. And instead of breezing past it, you’re stuck in bumper to bumper traffic during rush hour. This mildly infuriating decor oversight looms overhead, filling you with pure rage as it taunts you with terrible design until you finally snap.
The Holland Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey has its fair share of issues, but the most egregious of all is the halfhearted holiday decorations. The Port Authority placed a festive wreath over the O — which makes total sense. It also placed a wreath over the U in a somewhat uncomfortable but understandable balance. Read more…
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View More Commuter starts petition to move Holland Tunnel’s infuriating holiday decorationsPeople are petitioning to drink the mummy juice from the probably cursed sarcophagus
It’s with heavy hearts that we must share this news: people want to drink the cursed mummy water from the mystery sarcophagus.
The sarcophagus was unearthed during a construction dig in Alexandria, Egypt, and opened earlier this week. Consideri…
Snapchat responds to the Change.org petition complaining about the app’s redesign
Snapchat has posted an official response to users who signed a petition on Change.org asking the company to reverse its controversial update, which people say makes the app more difficult to use. In the response, Snapchat promises to make a few m…
View More Snapchat responds to the Change.org petition complaining about the app’s redesignStarbucks isn’t the only huge food corporation in Yosemite
Sorry, nature lovers. You’re kidding yourselves if you think your national park dining experiences are corporation-free.
On Jan. 4, the Yosemite Valley Lodge’s plan to install a Starbucks coffee kiosk in a new food court led to some online back…
How killing net neutrality will hurt online protests and free speech
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Editor’s note: Jonathan Perri is the North American Director of Campaigns & Partnerships at Change.org.
Last month, Change.org reached a milestone of 200 million people having signed or started a petition on our platform in the last 10 years. We’ve always viewed our free petition tools as a resource for the underdogs, the Davids fighting Goliaths to make the world a better place. That’s why we strongly oppose Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to end net neutrality.
Change.org does not take positions on many issues — we believe that’s best left to the people who use our platform, and that it’s our mission to provide the tools that empower them to tell their own stories to make a difference in the world. At the same time, we recognize that as the world’s largest online petition platform, we can’t continue that mission if a few powerful corporations are given the ability to amplify some voices and censor others. Read more…
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Local dad wants high school to change its ‘Phoenix’ mascot because it sounds too much like ‘penis’
A dad in Utah has created a Change.org petition asking his kids’ school district to change the mascot for the soon-to-open Farmington High School in Utah’s Davis School District.
Why? Because he thinks the current mascot, “The Phoenix,” sounds …