clicktivism

American  

[klik-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈklɪk təˌvɪz əm /

noun

Sometimes Disparaging.

1. slacktivism that specifically involves the use of the internet to engage in minimal-effort activities, as postings on social media, email campaigns, and online petitions.

   Does clicktivism add to or subtract from real activism?

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Other Word Forms

• clicktivist noun

Etymology

Origin of clicktivism

First recorded in 2005–10; click ¹ ( def. ) + (ac)tivism ( def. )

Example Sentences

This is commonly known as "clicktivism", "slacktivism" or "digital activism".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Social housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa said "clicktivism" helps people to "reach millions"

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Those supporters had fallen prey to what we now recognize as textbook clicktivism.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2016

Horror director Eli Roth is done with your clicktivism attitudes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2015

Or is "clicktivism" – merely clicking a petition, then sitting back and feeling you have made a difference – replacing real interventions?

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013