There are already some movements, like #Keep Android Open that ask to contact local regulators and law makers, this petition is useful to have a concrete number of people that agree and that can be used officially
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l3mming@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The number of times that signing an online petition has prevented the plans of an evil corporation is exactly zero.
axolotl_cpp@feddit.it@feddit.it 1 month ago karlhungus@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Companies have reversed unpopular decisions in the past (just saw a thing about Facebook reversing some AI thing). So there may be some possible chance of them reversing this decision. I’m not hopeful but the cost is cheap, and it has a better chance of success than doing nothing
DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Hence the proliferation of spam… It cost nearly nothing to do and has a very limited chance of return… And yet my inbox has still got 10,000 messages in it which I do nothing about.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
I agree. Doesn’t do anything it would be better to get people to buy stock in the company and vote on what you want. Get enough people and you can make change.
But that process is also… Gross.
coredev@programming.dev 1 month ago
I am not so sure. It creats activity, being passive is worse. We should encourage all type of protests, even petitions.
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
It dissipates righteous indignation by making sure that people feel the satisfaction and the release of “doing something” (and thus not act any more forcefully) whilst said “something” is the least impactful thing imaginable.
It ultimately makes those who would do more do less instead.
blargh513@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Fire also creates activity.
DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I’m highly active at a molecular level doesn’t mean I’m getting shit done 😊
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 month ago
at the molecular level at that.