Complaint against Stop Killing Games. Movement's founder responds to „false allegations”

The day before yesterday, an important threshold of 1.4 million signatures was reached for the Stop Killing Games movement. This means that the European Commission will almost certainly have to deal with this matter. However, it seems like someone isn't too happy about this success, as the organizer of the event has encountered another obstacle, which Ross Scott talked about in his latest video.

Anonymous complaint

The YouTuber announced that the "Stop Destroying Games" initiative has been accused by an anonymous source of violating European Union regulations. The organizers are being accused of making a "false statement about lack of funding" and "systematically hiding" significant contributions to the campaign.

According to EU regulations, any contribution from sponsors exceeding 500 euros must be reported. If the movement's founders actually concealed such payments, it could have serious consequences. However, the complaint drew attention to something completely different - Scott's "too much involvement" in promoting the campaign.

1. The developers' June interview with PC Gamer was recalled, where he admitted that he had been working on the campaign for many weeks, even 12-14 hours a day.
2. In the complaint, it was acknowledged that such a workload "significantly exceeds the reasonable threshold of volunteering."This would be equivalent to a "63-147 thousand euros" input if Scott was getting a market rate of 50-57 euros per hour.

Sounds absurd? Certainly. The same opinion is shared by many users commenting on Scott's material.

False accusations

Scott firmly denied the accusations, stating that they are false. He explained that being a voluntary promoter doesn't qualify him as a campaign sponsor.

It was also pointed out in the complaint that Scott is American, so the contribution comes from a foreign source, completely hidden from EU citizens. He defended himself by saying that the organizers of the initiative had consulted his role with EU representatives in advance to make sure that everything was in line with the regulations. They received a positive response.

Industry fear?

In his material, Scott also suggested that the complaint could be "the influence of someone trying to destroy the initiative." Maybe, as internet users suspect, it is connected to someone in the gaming industry - let's remember that some time ago, major publishers expressed their disapproval of the campaign.

Of course, these are only assumptions and there is no solid evidence that this was the case. However, the players are leaning quite strongly towards this version of events.

In conclusion, according to Scott, the initiative is unlikely to suffer due to the complaint, as its claims have little legal basis. It's important to remember that despite many opponents, the action also has strong allies, including the Vice President of the European Parliament.

1. "Stop Destroying Videogames" - official website
2. Official page of the "Stop Killing Games" movement

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