News tagged with online petition

Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals

(AP) -- January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ex Olympus exec wants Woodford back

(AP) -- A former board member of Olympus Corp. said Friday that he launched an online petition to persuade the Japanese company to bring back Michael Woodford, the British executive fired for questioning ...

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amazon says gets OK for Calif sales tax referendum

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says the California Attorney General's Office has approved its petition for a referendum that would let voters decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes ...

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hackers attack petition to free Chinese artist

Hackers based in China have disrupted an online petition signed by nearly 100,000 people which urges Beijing to free outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, the website operator said Wednesday.

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created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

White House changes email rules

The White House said Monday it will tighten its email sign-up rules after drawing fire from some recipients of a message about health care policies who complained they had not asked for such updates.

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0