Online Petitions Effectiveness

The cluster focuses on discussions about the impact and success of online petitions, with widespread skepticism on whether they lead to real change, suggestions to start or sign them, and references to specific examples.

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TFA Z2 EFF change.org thepetitionsite.com HN gopetition.com whitehouse.gov i.e petition brexit sign signatures online signing start passed national security believe people

Sample Comments

werid • Jan 30, 2013 • View on HN

how many of these petitions have led to anything besides a little more than a standard response?

phsr • Nov 1, 2011 • View on HN

This one[1] has more signatures[1] https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/actually-...

LinaLauneBaer • May 20, 2013 • View on HN

Sorry. This was not clear to me. I thought you were talking about any internet petition. :)

jhogervorst • Dec 3, 2025 • View on HN

Has anyone found petitions against this that we can sign?

bensummers • Feb 17, 2010 • View on HN

Let's start an online petition! That'll sort it.

mavhc • Jan 21, 2013 • View on HN

Apparently anyone in the world can sign a petition, also your link is broken

colejohnson66 • Dec 26, 2018 • View on HN

Not trying to be cynical, but do petitions really do anything?

AceJohnny2 • Oct 17, 2024 • View on HN

you should start a petition!(/s because from TFA "Petitions are not considered as evidence since they are too easily skewed")

macspoofing • Jun 14, 2022 • View on HN

I guess that petition didn't work.

toomuchtodo • Oct 9, 2015 • View on HN

Petitions don't do anything. I donate to the EFF and Demand Progress instead.