White House axes online petition tool to build new one

Published time: 19 Dec, 2017 02:38 Edited time: 19 Dec, 2017 02:47 The White House temporarily removed its “We The People” petition tool from its website following an 11-month period in which the administration did not respond to requests. However, a replacement is promised for next month. The administration of President Donald Trump said on […]

‘Justice League’: Fans Petition For a “Zack Snyder Cut,” and What Joss Whedon’s Writing Credit Means

We’re now living in a post-Justice League world. After years in development and a troubled production that saw original director Zack Snyder step away due to a family tragedy and be replaced by Joss Whedon, the movie finally hit theaters this past Friday and pulled in $ 94 million at the box office. That’s a lot […]

Star Wars Bits: A Petition to Remove J.J. Abrams, ‘Rebels’ Season 4 Episode Descriptions, The History of The Falcon, and More

In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A petition is circulating that intends to get J.J. Abrams fired from directing Star Wars: Episode 9 Ron Howard is tweeting a lot from the set of Han Solo Star Wars Rebels season 4 gets a slick poster and the first episode descriptions have been unveiled The history of the Millennium […]

Petition to declare George Soros ‘terrorist’ and seize his assets gains 70k signatures

Published time: 1 Sep, 2017 07:39 In less than a fortnight, more than 70,000 people have signed a petition accusing billionaire investor George Soros of sedition against the US and demanding that he and his affiliates be declared “domestic terrorists” and that his assets be seized. The petition was initially launched on August 20 by […]

Petition to declare ‘Antifa’ group terrorists collects 250k signatures

In less than a week, one quarter of a million Americans have signed a petition to have President Donald Trump officially classify the “Antifa” group a terrorist organization, accusing them of violence at demonstrations and incitement to kill police. Using the petition website originally set up by the Obama administration, the petition calls for labeling […]

Federal court orders EPA to reinstate methane rules after environmentalists petition

Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 05:00 A federal court has granted a request from environmental groups that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start enforcing methane pollution rules that were drafted under former President Barack Obama. In an order issued Monday, a majority of the full US Court of Appeals for the District […]

A petition on Change.org is calling on Amazon to accept bitcoin ‘ASAP’ (AMZN)

Change.org Bitcoin has been soaring to new heights, and now folks on Change.org are calling on e-commerce juggernaut Amazon to accept the cryptocurrency as payment “ASAP.” Since March 23, bitcoin has increased 159%, from a little over $ 1,000 to $ 2,700. At least 2,100 petitioners on Change.org want Amazon to join companies such as Microsoft and Overstock in accepting […]

Over 1mn sign petition to ban Monsanto’s weed killer in EU over cancer fears

More than a million people have signed a petition demanding that the European Union ban glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, over fears it causes cancer. “In less than five months, more than one million EU citizens have joined our call for a glyphosate ban,” said David Schwartz, coordinator at the European […]

Petition to stop Tory/DUP ‘coalition of chaos’ reaches 540k signatures in 24hrs

Published time: 10 Jun, 2017 17:10 A petition launched Friday urging British Prime Minister Theresa May not to form a ‘coalition of chaos’ with the Democratic Unionist Party has already gained over half a million signatures and counting. The author of the ‘Stop the DUP & TORIES forming a Minority Government!’ petition, writing under the […]

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates team up for a $30 million investment in petition site Change.org (MSFT)

Steve Jennings/Getty Images LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman is leading a $ 30 million investment in Change.org, the for-profit “social change platform” that’s best known as a site for activists to post petitions to the public.  Hoffman revealed that he’ll be leading the round in a post to LinkedIn, with Fortune reporting that Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates […]