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In August 2025, YouTuber {{Wplink|Louis Rossmann}} started a grassroots {{Wplink|solidarity}} visibility campaign (tentatively named the '''Clippy Campaign'''), wherein participants changed their profile pictures on social media platforms in protest of unethical practices by corporations across industries. Users changed their profile pictures to a "Clippy", referring to an image of the "Clippit" avatar of [[wikipedia:Office_Assistant|Office Assistant]] as seen in Microsoft Office from 1997 to 2003. | In August 2025, YouTuber {{Wplink|Louis Rossmann}} started a grassroots {{Wplink|solidarity}} visibility campaign (tentatively named the '''Clippy Campaign'''), wherein participants changed their profile pictures on social media platforms in protest of unethical practices by corporations across industries. Users changed their profile pictures to a "Clippy", referring to an image of the "Clippit" avatar of [[wikipedia:Office_Assistant|Office Assistant]] as seen in Microsoft Office from 1997 to 2003. | ||
The movement remains active as of February 2026, as more and more Clippy members find ways to contribute to various causes associated with the movement in their home towns.<ref name="austin law">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVE5xtdZTA |title=You protested AI surveillance cameras & Austin wrote a law because of it! |date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||