Editing Slacktivism (section)

===Political===
Certain forms of slacktivism have political goals in mind, such as gaining support for a presidential campaign, or signing an internet petition that aims to influence governmental action.

The online petition website [[Change.org]] claimed it was attacked by Chinese hackers and brought down in April 2011. Change.org claimed the fact that hackers "felt the need to bring down the website must be seen as a testament to Change.org's fast-growing success and a vindication of one particular petition: A Call for the Release of [[Ai Weiwei]]."<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel|title=Chinese Hackers Vindicate "Slacktivism"|url=http://projectquinn.com/chinese-hackers-vindicate-slacktivism/|publisher=ProjectQuinn|access-date=December 6, 2011|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111524/http://projectquinn.com/chinese-hackers-vindicate-slacktivism/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ai Weiwei, a noted human rights activist who had been arrested by Chinese authorities in April 2011, was released on June 22, 2011, from Beijing, which was deemed as a victory by Change.org of its online campaign and petition demanding Ai's release.