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====European Union response====

On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>

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>

Following up the European Parliament public hearing from April, on 21 May 2026 the initiative was discussed in the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg with participation of the European Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=21 May 2026 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames ECI : European Parliament plenary session (English audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh030cbyXAc |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref>

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In the video Ross demonstrated how the accusations had no ground to stand on, and the process of communication that happened with the European Commission to verify the correctness of the campaign before it even began in July 2024. The document with the accusations can be found [https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 here].<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title= 250711SDVG_Complaint-1 .pdf |url=https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 |website=MEGA |date=21 Jul 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |format=PDF |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250918074346/https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ |archive-date=18 Sep 2025}}</ref>

On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>

On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.

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 ====European Union response====
+On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>
 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>
 Following up the European Parliament public hearing from April, on 21 May 2026 the initiative was discussed in the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg with participation of the European Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=21 May 2026 |title=Stop Destroying Videogames ECI : European Parliament plenary session (English audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh030cbyXAc |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}</ref>
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 In the video Ross demonstrated how the accusations had no ground to stand on, and the process of communication that happened with the European Commission to verify the correctness of the campaign before it even began in July 2024. The document with the accusations can be found [https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 here].<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title= 250711SDVG_Complaint-1 .pdf  |url=https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ#i-D2f_fgILqBILJiavLwX-eh3pUPGnYeaQfdadiFH20 |website=MEGA |date=21 Jul 2025 |access-date=10 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |format=PDF |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250918074346/https://mega.nz/file/W3YTHCqQ |archive-date=18 Sep 2025}}</ref>
-On 16 April 2026, members of the Stop Killing Games movement had a public hearing with the European Parliament Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |author= European Parliament |title= Stop destroying video games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSla5vfGi3A |website=YouTube |date=16 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |format=Video}}</ref>
 On an undisclosed date, the [[Entertainment Software Association]] (ESA) filed a comment against the Protect Our Games Act.<ref>{{Cite_web |author=Stop Killing Games |date=11 May 2026 |title=The Industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games! (again) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/comments/1t9ne7c/the_industry_is_lobbying_against_stop_killing/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> Despite the push-back, the bill passed on 14 May 2026.