Monty Phan, staff writer for Newsday, was an early user of the term in his 2001 article titled, "On the Net, 'Slacktivism'/Do-Gooders Flood In-Boxes".
Později výraz použil Monty Phan, novinář newyorského deníku Newsday, v roce 2001 v názvu článku "On the Net, 'Slacktivism'/Do-Gooders Flood In-Boxes".