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{{InfoboxCompany

| Name = Stop Killing Games

| Type = Public Campaign

| Founded = 2024

| Industry = Videogame Consumer Rights

| Official Website = https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

| Logo = Stop killing games.jpeg

}}

'''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on April 2, 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American YouTuber and consumer activist who is best known for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bc&list=PL6PNZBb6b9LvDWpI-5CPYUxG1Rnm-vr9V Freeman's Mind] series.

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===European Citizens' Initiative===

On June 19, 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames"<ref>[https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en "Stop Destroying Videogames"] ''European Citizens' Initiative.'' 19 July, 2024. Retrieved on January 24, 2025.</ref> was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska. A month and a half later, on July 31, 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms ~~later~~ posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI "Europeans can save gaming!"] ''Accursed Farms.'' July 31, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.</ref> on the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative. ~~The deadline~~ of the ~~initiative is~~ on ~~July 31~~, 2025~~, and~~ as of June ~~25th~~ 2025, ~~there are over 500,000 signatures~~.

On June 19, 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames"<ref>[https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en "Stop Destroying Videogames"] ''European Citizens' Initiative.'' 19 July, 2024. Retrieved on January 24, 2025.</ref> was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska. A month and a half later, on July 31, 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI "Europeans can save gaming!"] ''Accursed Farms.'' July 31, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.</ref> later on the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.

About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y "Stop Killing Games" response video] ''Pirate Software.'' August 6, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2025.</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on June 23, 2025 as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo "The end of Stop Killing Games"] ''Accursed Farms.'' June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.</ref>

~~Soon after, Thor of PirateSoftware published~~ a ~~video covering SKG~~, ~~with~~ the ~~intent to negatively criticize SKG~~. ~~His false assumptions were cited by Accursed Farms as~~ the ~~cause for signatures~~ on ~~the European Citizens' Initiative petition to dry up~~.~~~~

For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven countries. The deadline of the initiative is on July 31, 2025. As of June 25th, 2025, there are over 500,000 signatures and the threshold has passed for over ten countries.

==Video game preservation==

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+{{InfoboxCompany
+| Name = Stop Killing Games
+| Type = Public Campaign
+| Founded = 2024
+| Industry = Videogame Consumer Rights
+| Official Website = https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
+| Logo = Stop killing games.jpeg
+}}
 '''Stop Killing Games''' ('''SKG''') is a campaign intended to spread awareness regarding publishers revoking licenses for consumers and removing game functionality so that they are no longer in a playable state. The campaign was announced on April 2, 2024 by Accursed Farms, better known as Ross W. Scott, an American YouTuber and consumer activist who is best known for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bc&list=PL6PNZBb6b9LvDWpI-5CPYUxG1Rnm-vr9V Freeman's Mind] series.
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 ===European Citizens' Initiative===
-On June 19, 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames"<ref>[https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en "Stop Destroying Videogames"] ''European Citizens' Initiative.'' 19 July, 2024. Retrieved on January 24, 2025.</ref> was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska. A month and a half later, on July 31, 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms later posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI "Europeans can save gaming!"] ''Accursed Farms.'' July 31, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.</ref> on the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative. The deadline of the initiative is on July 31, 2025, and as of June 25th 2025, there are over 500,000 signatures.
+On June 19, 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames"<ref>[https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en "Stop Destroying Videogames"] ''European Citizens' Initiative.'' 19 July, 2024. Retrieved on January 24, 2025.</ref> was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska. A month and a half later, on July 31, 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI "Europeans can save gaming!"] ''Accursed Farms.'' July 31, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.</ref> later on the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.
+About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y "Stop Killing Games" response video] ''Pirate Software.'' August 6, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2025.</ref> Ross from Accursed Farms attempted to contact Thor about having false assumptions of the campaign's objectives. Ross cited Pirate Software's video as the primary cause for signatures drying up on the European Citizens' Initiative petition. Ross stated that they did not initially make a response video directed at Thor, because "it might look like drama farming" for the campaign, but when the deadline started drawing near, Ross went through with making a response on June 23, 2025 as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo "The end of Stop Killing Games"] ''Accursed Farms.'' June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.</ref>
-Soon after, Thor of PirateSoftware published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG. His false assumptions were cited by Accursed Farms as the cause for signatures on the European Citizens' Initiative petition to dry up.<!-- Hi there, JamesTDG on mobile here. Can't easily insert references, but they are easy to dig up. I need them inserted by whomever looks to edit this page. Perhaps also expand this section too while you're at it? -->
+For a European citizens' initiative to be valid, it must obtain at least one million valid signatures and meet the minimum thresholds in at least seven countries. The deadline of the initiative is on July 31, 2025. As of June 25th, 2025, there are over 500,000 signatures and the threshold has passed for over ten countries.
 ==Video game preservation==