{"id":97249,"date":"2025-07-22T04:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/stop-killing-games-youtuber-says-hes-battling-new-false-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T04:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:40:45","slug":"stop-killing-games-youtuber-says-hes-battling-new-false-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/stop-killing-games-youtuber-says-hes-battling-new-false-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Killing Games YouTuber Says He’s Battling New False Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Stop Killing Games campaign has continued building momentum in recent weeks<\/a><\/span>, even popping up during at least one publisher shareholder meeting<\/a><\/span>. With over 1.4 million signatures in support, the EU petition \u201cStop Destroying Videogames\u201d now has a real shot at forcing the issue with regulators there, though one of the campaign\u2019s biggest promoters now claims someone is trying to derail the effort with false allegations against the petition. \u201cSomeone was gunning for us,\u201d YouTuber Ross \u201cAccursed Farms\u201d Scott says in a new video<\/a><\/span>. \u201cThis is a shot across the bow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He details a complaint sent to the EU Commission from an unknown user alleging the \u201cStop Destroying Videogames<\/a><\/span>\u201d EU petition violates disclosure rules. The complaint argues that while the petition states there are no sources of funding behind it, Scott\u2019s ongoing promotion of the petition essentially amounts to professional contributions from a foreign entity. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u20ac500 disclosure threshold is exceeded by approximately 125-295 times through Scott\u2019s undisclosed professional time contribution, representing potentially the largest single source of campaign support,\u201d the complaint alleges<\/a><\/span>. \u201cThe concealment prevents informed citizen participation by misrepresenting the initiative as having no financial backing while substantially depending on foreign professional contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entire argument rests on trying to ballpark the value of Scott\u2019s time at between $55 and $85 an hour and the amount of time at up to almost 2,000 hours. The result is a non-monetary contribution of anywhere from $73,000 to $170,000 in value, the complaint claims. The estimates are based on his YouTube channel and an interview Scott did with PC Gamer<\/em><\/a><\/span> in which he said, \u201cI\u2019ve been running a rickshaw carrying people to the destination.\u201d The complaint does not include an estimate for Scott\u2019s hourly rickshaw rate. <\/p>\n

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Throughout his latest video detailing the new twist in the ongoing Stop Killing Games saga, Scott tries to make clear that while he supports the EU petition, he\u2019s not one of the organizers behind it, and the overall movement is not a \u201chive mind.\u201d \u201cThe official organizers literally asked EU representatives if it was okay for me to assist them in the capacity I have been back in spring of 2024, just to make sure everything was above board in case there was a problem or we needed to report anything,\u201d Scott says. \u201cThey said, \u2018What I\u2019ve been doing is fine.\u2019 We\u2019ve been doing this by the book, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear who is behind the anonymous complaint. It could be someone appealing on behalf of video game companies in Europe whose lobbying entity previously released a statement rejecting the petition\u2019s demands as too onerous and unworkable. Or it could just be some random internet user with an ax to grind against Scott as players debate the Stop Killing Games movement\u2019s merits. <\/p>\n

It was the decommissioning of Ubisoft\u2019s The Crew<\/em> that originally kicked the whole thing off, and the publisher\u2019s CEO was recently grilled about the movement during its annual shareholder meeting. \u201cThe lifespan of a piece of software, whenever there\u2019s a service component, eventually services may be discontinued, because eventually the software may become obsolete over time,\u201d Yves Guillemot said at the time<\/a><\/span>. \u201cA lot of tools become obsolete 10 or 15 years down the line. They\u2019re no longer available. And that is why we release a new version. And so we have version two and then version three. But clearly this is a far-reaching issue, and we are working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EU petition is currently in a good position to actually force action on the issue. According to its organizers, it \u201cseeks to prevent the remote disabling of videogames by the publishers, before providing reasonable means to continue functioning of said videogames without the involvement from the side of the publisher.\u201d If at least 1 million signatures are proved to be authentic, the EU Commission will be tasked with addressing the group\u2019s demands head-on within a six-month period<\/a><\/span>, even if it ultimately chooses not to create a new regulatory framework around them.<\/p>\n

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