1.0The Research Papershttps://theresearchpapers.org/archiveSlacktivism, Internet Campaigns and Friends - The Research Papersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6ZuPH4jHVh"><a href="https://theresearchpapers.org/archive/slacktivism-internet-campaigns-and-friends/">Slacktivism, Internet Campaigns and Friends</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://theresearchpapers.org/archive/slacktivism-internet-campaigns-and-friends/embed/#?secret=6ZuPH4jHVh" width="600" height="338" title="“Slacktivism, Internet Campaigns and Friends” — The Research Papers" data-secret="6ZuPH4jHVh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
/* ]]> */
</script>
Reading this piece at Kate Harding’s blog (a guest post written by Jess), I am now almost convinced that the most virulent critics of online activism (who actually go as far as calling it slacktivism) are probably the same people who claim that internet friendships do not exist or are toxic or not meaningful. Just ...