The @EU_Commission said no to legislation with the Stop Destroying Videogames European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). We're taking the fight to the Digital Fairness Act. Join us in Brussels on Saturday 17 October for Fair Play in the Digital Fairness Act! 📅 Sat 17 Oct, 15:30 to 18:30 CEST 📍 Steigenberger Hotel, Brussels Register: opnform.com/forms/event-regi… Co-organised with Internet Archive Europe 🎮Panel 1 | Ownership 2.0: you bought it, who owns it? If a publisher can switch off a game you paid for, did you ever own it? What would a DFA amendment on ownership and preservation actually say? @Moritz_Katzner , @kdrazewski and @julienmasanes discuss what the Digital Fairness Act must fix. Panel 2 | Papers, please: the internet after age verification Paul Diegel, James Baker and Professor @bpreneel1 of @KU_Leuven on age checks, ID checks and the lessons of the Discord breach. Both panels moderated by @linotherhino (@the_info_labs ) After the event, join us at the Stop Killing Games Gala Reception where you can meet, greet, discuss, and share ideas with the people behind #StopKillingGames and #StopKillingInternet !

We're launching our official #StopKillingGames merch store! We hear you wanting to support us in more tangible ways, so here's a peak at what you can buy to show your support for the cause to your friends 👀 stop-killing-games-shop.four… All proceeds will fund our global lobbying efforts, so this is also a way to support us while spreading the word. Get your gear on! 🎒 Have any requests for more items, designs, feedback, etc.? Reach out to us at [email protected]

As our favorite Pirate Markéta Gregorová said, taking away your consumer rights is a business decision, NOT a technical necessity. Never let companies like @sony gaslight you.

And there it is: no longer just games. Movies, Software, your GPS, all of it. "You will own nothing and be happy" was never a statement of intent. It was a prophecy.

This is why they want to get ride of discs. It’s the last barrier to us having no rights at all!

We have a big win! #StopKillingGames and #StopKillingInternet signed a letter against the UK govt blocking VPNs, and we SUCCEEDED! We're proud to stand with @mozilla, @ProtonPrivacy, Reporters Without Borders, @amnesty, and major VPN providers to achieve this major victory We also held our first major #StopKillingInternet partner meetup, with experts from around the world (see attached images) This builds on the letter we signed back in May against the Online Safety Act with Mozilla and others. We signed because internet restrictions and software age checks threaten independent software, Linux ecosystems, modding, private servers, and ultimately game preservation by making end-of-life plans for games far more difficult. It also allows for lobbying groups such as the ESA to further lie and gaslight against us. They want to make their faulty reasoning into legal reality. More major Stop Killing Games announcements are on the way! Stay tuned!