clicktivism

[klik-tuh-viz-uhm]

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?

Other Word Forms

• clicktivist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clicktivism¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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But, he said, "clicktivism" did "translate into tangible political change but not all the time".

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“Clicktivism” is a well-documented phenomenon, where people click on an online petition and think that their work is done, without actually having an impact on the world.

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Takes How Bots Ruined Clicktivism “As platforms struggle to detect and stop foreign interference in the midterm elections,” writes Renee DiResta, “there’s a thorny complication: Many of the tactics used by spammers and trolls are also leveraged by real activists.”

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