Overview

• The EU Citizens’ Initiative petition crossed the one million signature threshold on July 3 and has entered the formal verification process
• Campaign leaders aim to collect at least 1.2 to 1.3 million signatures to offset expected invalid EU entries before the July 31 deadline
• A parallel UK petition has amassed over 120,000 signatures and has been submitted for parliamentary review after the government declined to amend current consumer law
• Founded by Ross Scott in response to Ubisoft’s 2023 shutdown of The Crew, the movement calls for EU rules requiring publishers to preserve offline playability of purchased games
• Endorsements from PewDiePie, Jacksepticeye and Asmongold have driven a late surge in visibility as the campaign presses the European Commission and UK Government for legislative action