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===European Citizens' Initiative===

On 19 June 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames" was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ondruska |first=Daniel |date=19 Jun 2024 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619131907/https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |archive-date=19 Jun 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=European Citizens' Initiative}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |archive-date=31 Jul 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

On 19 June 2024, "'''Stop Destroying Videogames'''" was registered as a '''European Citizens' Initiative''' by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ondruska |first=Daniel |date=19 Jun 2024 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619131907/https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |archive-date=19 Jun 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=European Citizens' Initiative}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures.

About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@PirateSoftware |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |archive-date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</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 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=23 Jun 2025 |title=The end of Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |archive-date=23 Jun 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

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 European Union countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home |website=European Union Online Collection System |date= |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home |archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>

The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures ~~will~~ be verified and validated by all state members.

The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures were to be verified and validated by all state members. In an announcement from the initiative campaigners on 24 January 2026, the final count of verified signatures was 1,294,188.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Mr_Presidentle |title=Stop Killing Games: Final Count of Verified Signatures of the European Citizens Initiative |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=24 Jan 2026 |access-date=25 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126002806/https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>

~~In an announcement from~~ the ~~initiative campaigners on 24 January 2026~~, the ~~final count of verified signatures was 1,294,188~~.<ref>{{Cite web |author=~~Mr_Presidentle~~ |title=~~Stop Killing Games: Final Count of Verified Signatures of the European Citizens Initiative~~ |url=https://~~old~~.~~reddit~~.com/r/~~StopKillingGames~~/~~comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified~~/ |website=[[~~Reddit~~]] |date=~~24 Jan 2026~~ |~~access-date~~=~~25 Jan 2026~~ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://~~web~~.archive.~~org/~~web~~/20260126002806/~~https://~~old~~.~~reddit~~.com/r/~~StopKillingGames~~/~~comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified~~/ |archive-date=~~26 Jan 2026~~}}</ref>

====Social media coverage====

Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |archive-date=31 Jul 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@PirateSoftware |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |archive-date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</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 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=23 Jun 2025 |title=The end of Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |archive-date=23 Jun 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

====European Union response====

On 19 May 2026 the European Economic and Social Committee had a debate about the Stop Destroying Videogames ECI to which Stop Killing Games has been invited to participate.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=19 May 2026 |title=EESC debate about Stop Destroying Videogames ECI |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiAJg7nmkOQ |url-status=live |website=YouTube</ref>

===Protect Our Games Act===

===California's Protect Our Games Act===

Protect Our Games Act or Pog Act is a proposed California law, AB1921<ref>{{Cite_web |author=LegiScan, Chris Ward |date=12 February 2026 |title=CA AB1921 2025-2026 Regular Session |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1921/2025 |url-status=live |website=LegiScan}}</ref>, introduced by Chris Ward and backed by '''SKG''', that aims to establish consumer protections for purchases of video games with functionalities that depends on online services. The bill would be added to the California Business and Professions Code and would apply to digital games that are made available for purchase starting from 1st January 2027.

~~On 14 May 2026 the bill passed with 11 Ayes, 2 Nays and 2 Absent votes.{{Citation needed~~}}

==Industry push back==

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==See Also==

*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ Stop Killing Games Wiki]

*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/wiki/Dead_game_list Dead game list]

*[[:Category:Video games]]

===Video game stores===

*[[GOG.com]]

*[[Steam]]

*[[Itch.io]]

*[[Xbox]]

===Video game publishers===

*[[Valve]]

*[[EA]]

*[[Electronic Arts]]

*[[Activision Blizzard]]

*[[Sony]]

*[[Ubisoft]]

*[[Microsoft]]

==References==

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 ===European Citizens' Initiative===
-On 19 June 2024, "Stop Destroying Videogames" was registered as a European Citizens' Initiative by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ondruska |first=Daniel |date=19 Jun 2024 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619131907/https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |archive-date=19 Jun 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=European Citizens' Initiative}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures. Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |archive-date=31 Jul 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
+On 19 June 2024, "'''Stop Destroying Videogames'''" was registered as a '''European Citizens' Initiative''' by Daniel Ondruska.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ondruska |first=Daniel |date=19 Jun 2024 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619131907/https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en |archive-date=19 Jun 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=European Citizens' Initiative}}</ref> A month and a half later, on 31 July 2024, the initiative began collecting signatures.
-About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@PirateSoftware |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |archive-date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</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 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=23 Jun 2025 |title=The end of Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |archive-date=23 Jun 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
 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 European Union countries. The deadline of the initiative was on 31 July 2025. By 25 June 2025, it had reached over 500,000 signatures, and finally met its goal of 1,000,000 on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stop Destroying Videogames |url=https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home |website=European Union Online Collection System |date= |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703072953/https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home |archive-date=3 Jul 2025}}</ref>
-The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures will be verified and validated by all state members.
+The collection of signatures ended 1 August 2025, with a total of 1,448,270 and 24 out of 27 state members crossing the minimum thresholds. In the following three months, the signatures were to be verified and validated by all state members. In an announcement from the initiative campaigners on 24 January 2026, the final count of verified signatures was 1,294,188.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Mr_Presidentle |title=Stop Killing Games: Final Count of Verified Signatures of the European Citizens Initiative |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=24 Jan 2026 |access-date=25 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126002806/https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>
-In an announcement from the initiative campaigners on 24 January 2026, the final count of verified signatures was 1,294,188.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Mr_Presidentle |title=Stop Killing Games: Final Count of Verified Signatures of the European Citizens Initiative |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=24 Jan 2026 |access-date=25 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126002806/https://old.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1qluxts/stop_killing_games_final_count_of_verified/ |archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>
+====Social media coverage====
+Accursed Farms posted the video "Europeans can save gaming!" later the same day, encouraging European citizens to sign the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Europeans can save gaming! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI |archive-date=31 Jul 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> About a week later, Thor of Pirate Software published a video covering SKG, with the intent to negatively criticize SKG.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@PirateSoftware |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ioqSvLqB46Y |archive-date=6 Aug 2024 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</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 23 June 2025, as a last-ditch effort to save the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Accursed_Farms |date=23 Jun 2025 |title=The end of Stop Killing Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo |archive-date=23 Jun 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
+====European Union response====
 On 19 May 2026 the European Economic and Social Committee had a debate about the Stop Destroying Videogames ECI to which Stop Killing Games has been invited to participate.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=19 May 2026 |title=EESC debate about Stop Destroying Videogames ECI |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiAJg7nmkOQ |url-status=live |website=YouTube</ref>
-===Protect Our Games Act===
+===California's Protect Our Games Act===
-{{Main|Protect Our Games Act}}
+{{Excerpt|Protect Our Games Act}}
-Protect Our Games Act or Pog Act is a proposed California law, AB1921<ref>{{Cite_web |author=LegiScan, Chris Ward |date=12 February 2026 |title=CA AB1921 2025-2026 Regular Session |url=https://legiscan.com/CA/bill/AB1921/2025 |url-status=live |website=LegiScan}}</ref>, introduced by Chris Ward and backed by '''SKG''', that aims to establish consumer protections for purchases of video games with functionalities that depends on online services. The bill would be added to the California Business and Professions Code and would apply to digital games that are made available for purchase starting from 1st January 2027.
-On 14 May 2026 the bill passed with 11 Ayes, 2 Nays and 2 Absent votes.{{Citation needed}}
 ==Industry push back==
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 ==See Also==
+*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ Stop Killing Games Wiki]
+*[https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/wiki/Dead_game_list Dead game list]
+*[[:Category:Video games]]
+===Video game stores===
 *[[GOG.com]]
 *[[Steam]]
+*[[Itch.io]]
+*[[Xbox]]
+===Video game publishers===
 *[[Valve]]
-*[[EA]]
+*[[Electronic Arts]]
 *[[Activision Blizzard]]
+*[[Sony]]
+*[[Ubisoft]]
+*[[Microsoft]]
 ==References==