Change.org - Revision history

Sojourna at 03:10, 27 February 2026

2026-02-27T03:10:34Z

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	\|Type=Non-profit		\|Type=Non-profit
	\|Website=https://www.change.org/		\|Website=https://www.change.org/
	\|Founded=2007~~-February-7~~\|Logo=~~File~~ Change.org logo.svg}}		\|Founded=7 February 2007
			\|Logo=Change.org logo.svg
			}}

	'''Change.org''' is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.		'''Change.org''' is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
			*'''User privacy:''' Gets geo-location data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|website=Change.org \|date= \|access-date=29 Aug 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	*~~Buisness~~ model ~~- Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.~~		*'''Business model:''' Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034437/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034437/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== Forced retention of payment methods ===		===Forced retention of payment methods===
	A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />		A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />

	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Forced retention of payment methods]]		[[Forced retention of payment methods]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
	[[Category:Consumer ~~Tools~~]]		[[Category:Consumer tools]]

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2026-02-23T03:44:55Z

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	*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.		*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.
	*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>		*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>		*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034437/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

Banana: Added archive URLs for 1 citation(s) using CRWCitationBot

2026-02-16T02:07:53Z

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	*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.		*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.
	*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org}}</ref>		*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>		*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Sort of formatted it correctly

2026-01-04T20:37:09Z

Sort of formatted it correctly

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	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>		*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>

	==~~Disadvantages~~==		==Incidents==

			=== Forced retention of payment methods ===
	A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />		A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: -weasel words

2026-01-04T20:35:01Z

-weasel words

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change ~~law~~.		*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.
	*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org}}</ref>		*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy \|access-date=29 August 2025 \|website=Change.org}}</ref>
	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>		*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>

	==Disadvantages==		==Disadvantages==
	~~Others claim~~ that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />		A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />

	==See also==		==See also==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Oh my was I doing a "How many weasel words can I fit in a sentence" challenge?

2026-01-04T20:33:10Z

Oh my was I doing a "How many weasel words can I fit in a sentence" challenge?

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	*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>		*Profit - Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam \|url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 \|access-date=28 August 2025 \|website=Trustpilot}}</ref>

	~~==Advantages==~~		==Disadvantages==
	Some might say that Change.org can be used to change and make new laws and to help stop companies from doing malicious things. Additionally, Change.org can be used worldwide, so you can make petitions wherever you live. They could also say that Change.org gives you a voice, helping you make a difference.

	== Disadvantages ==
	Others claim that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />		Others claim that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />

Triple: shortened Description in CompanyCargoto be less than 150 characters

2026-01-04T08:38:01Z

shortened Description in CompanyCargoto be less than 150 characters

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
	\|Description=Change.org ~~is a website which~~ allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various ~~social~~ causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.		\|Description=Change.org allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.
	\|Type=Non-profit		\|Type=Non-profit
	\|Website=https://www.change.org/		\|Website=https://www.change.org/

Triple: Added Description to CompanyCargo

2026-01-04T08:34:31Z

Added Description to CompanyCargo

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			\|Description=Change.org is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.
	\|Type=Non-profit		\|Type=Non-profit
	\|Website=https://www.change.org/		\|Website=https://www.change.org/

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: change notice

2025-11-30T11:16:06Z

change notice

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	{{~~Incomplete\|Issue 1=The article is very short.~~}}{{CompanyCargo		{{Stub}}
			{{CompanyCargo
	\|Type=Non-profit		\|Type=Non-profit
	\|Website=https://www.change.org/		\|Website=https://www.change.org/

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 19:58, 16 September 2025

2025-09-16T19:58:15Z

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	Others claim that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />		Others claim that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" />

	==See also==~~<!-- Possibly unneeded section. -->~~		==See also==
			[[Forced retention of payment methods]]
	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}