Overview

• The campaign’s petition has amassed 1.4 million signatures, exceeding the EU Citizens’ Initiative threshold by over 400,000.
• EU member state authorities have commenced verification to confirm at least one million valid entries across seven countries.
• Once validated, the European Commission must formally review the proposal and outline any planned measures within six months.
• Campaign founder Ross Scott says the initiative is “all but certain” to proceed if no large-scale botnet spoofing invalidates signatures.
• Publisher group Video Games Europe warns that mandatory end-of-life support patches could inflate costs and limit developer choice.