Slacktivism

"Slacktivism" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.

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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