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kgrandia

(484 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:25 AM Oct 2012

Change.org will now allow anyone to use their platform - profits over priniciples anyone?

According to a leaked memo on Huffington Post, as of Oct. 24th the petition platform Change.org will allow anyone to use their technology to promote causes, including the Republican Party, anti-abortion groups, anti-worker rights groups… anyone!

http://spakemedia.com/tell-change-org-to-stop-put-principles-ahead-of-profits/

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Change.org will now allow anyone to use their platform - profits over priniciples anyone? (Original Post) kgrandia Oct 2012 OP

That's incredibly unfortunate. Dystram Nov 2012 #1

Someone should start a petition against Change.org. JTFrog Nov 2012 #2

There is a petition. silverweb Nov 2012 #3

Dystram

(10 posts)

1. That's incredibly unfortunate.

Reply to kgrandia (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:43 PM

Nov 2012

Marketplace of ideas, I guess.

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)

2. Someone should start a petition against Change.org.

Reply to kgrandia (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:47 AM

Nov 2012

Demand that they stand by the principles that they have demanded of others in the past.

Maybe that will get their attention.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

3. There is a petition.

Reply to kgrandia (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 06:32 PM

Nov 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I just learned about this today. There's a petition out from SignOn.org that I signed. Maybe we can still get them to back off this idea and tell the RW to go get their own damn activism site.

Help spread this around. Tell Change.org to reinstate this whistleblower and to back off their jolt towards the right wing -- or lose our support and participation. There's a place to leave comments when you sign.

http://signon.org/sign/changeorg-reinstate-the?source=s.em.mt&r_by=473944

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