slacktivism
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slacktivism (uncountable)
- (informal, derogatory) Half-hearted activism, usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text on social media without taking further action.
- Synonym: clicktivism
- Hyponym: hashtivism
- 2016 October 31, Andrew Marantz, “Trolls for Trump”, in The New Yorker[1], retrieved December 2, 2017:
- By “fight back,” he meant, basically, tweeting. Internet activism is sometimes derided as “slacktivism”—a fair characterization when an online campaign tries to, say, cure aids or end child labor.
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