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5 min readThe Petition That Refused to Die
The Stop Killing Games initiative had been stalled for months, stuck at just 425,000 signatures with only weeks left to reach a million. Then, almost overnight, it started getting thousands of signatures an hour. By the time the dust settled, the campaign had blown past its goal. The reason involves a World of Warcraft dungeon run gone wrong, a streamer who became the internet's villain, and a surprisingly simple question about what you actually own when you buy a video game.
The Core Conflict: Product or License?
The whole thing started with Ubisoft shutting down The Crew in 2023. Not just disabling the online features—they killed the game entirely, making it unplayable even in single-player mode. Ross Scott, a YouTuber known for Freeman's Mind and Dead Game News, had been advocating for gamer rights for years. He saw this as a clear case of consumers buying a product that was then taken away from them.
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What you'll learn
- 1 The Perfect Internet Villain | Asmongold TV
- 2 (02:02) **Stop Killing Games Reaches One Million Signatures** - The European Citizens Initiative has exploded past its goal after months of stagnation, now getting thousands of signatures per hour
- 3 (03:39) **The Origin: Ross Scott and The Crew** - Ross from Accursed Farms started the movement after Ubisoft shut down The Crew, arguing consumers bought a product that was then taken away
- 4 (05:29) **The EU Citizens' Initiative Path** - After UK and US legal routes failed, the EU Citizens' Initiative opened as a new avenue for legislative change
- 5 (06:48) **What Success Actually Means** - The petition passing one million signatures doesn't instantly solve everything, but it starts the legislative timeline
- 6 (07:25) **The Philosophy: Regulation vs. Authoritarianism** - The host argues that government regulation of predatory business practices is actually freedom from corporate authoritarianism
- 7 (10:04) **Why "Just Don't Buy It" Doesn't Work** - The host dismantles the free market argument against regulation
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