People Post reporter Chiang Yi-hau, who was once nominated for a prize for outstanding journalism as a result of his series of reports on "The Story of Man and the Land" on Coolloud.org, believes that you could say that cyber-activism "cannot scratch where it really itches," and in fact its impact in terms of securing the rights of the wronged has been limited.
曾以苦勞網「人與土地的故事」系列報導入圍卓越新聞獎的公民記者江一豪也認為，網路社運仍不脫「隔靴搔癢」範疇，對爭取受迫害者的權益影響有限。