Care2

Type of business	Private
Type of site	Social networking, petitioning site
Available in	English
Founded	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Headquarters	Redwood City, California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	Care2.com, Inc.
Founder(s)	Randy Paynter Matthew McGlynn Camilla Eriksson
CEO	Randy Paynter
Key people	Matthew McGlynn (CTO) Marlin Miller (COO)
Products	care2.com thepetitionsite.com
Employees	>50
URL	www.care2.com
Registration	Optional (required for creating petitions)
Users	50 million [1]
Launched	1998
Current status	Active

Care2 is a social networking website that was founded by Randy Paynter in 1998. The goal of the site is to connect activists from around the world with other individuals, organizations and responsible businesses.^[2]

Overview

Care2 members create an online identity by filling out a profile with personal information, as in most social networking sites, but Care2 also asks for more information about its members' personal lives and involvement in activism. The social interactions on Care2 revolve around groups that connect people who care about similar political and environmental issues. Members also often participate in internet petitions and news articles posted by others.

History

Care2 has been used throughout the years to combat, through petitions, political, environmental and civil rights issues. Care2 was used by Broadway theatre playwrights and actors to petition Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.^[3]

Security breach

On December 28, 2011, hackers attacked, breached and accessed unencrypted password data on Care2 servers.^[4]

Website change

In August 2019, Groups, Healthy Living and Causes, C2NN, eCards, and Care2 Connect were eliminated.^[5]