In reference to the White House petition to bar entry into the US to those involved in Internet censorship: This petition – which has now amassed over 9,000

In reference to the White House petition to bar entry into the US to those involved in Internet censorship: This petition – which has now amassed over 9,000 signatures and could theoretically end up influencing US policy – calls... Only ~91,000 signatures to go. The Register has a previous article referencing the same petition when it had approx. 7000 signatures. 1) Do they not realize the petition is currently still under 10K signatures? 2) Do they not realize that these petitions are essentially meaningless?