slacktivism

English

Etymology

Blend of slack +‎ activism

Noun

slacktivism (uncountable)

1. (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.

Related terms

• slacktivist

Further reading

• slacktivism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia