• fonix232@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    Honestly what’s even the point of petitions anymore?

    More people were upset about the Online Safety Act and the government handled that petition - which was signed by over HALF A MILLION people, not a measly 10 thousand - with a “sorry not sorry, we ain’t gonna do that”.

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      They are intentionally useless, and frankly genius. They are designed to give the public a “voice” and always are completely ignored unless favoring policy anyways. It’s to stop people taking real action while they push though anti demonstration laws