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The "Stop Killing Games" Australian Petition is Live (www.aph.gov.au)
submitted 6 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Just like the UK variant, this is an official government petition to look into the issue. Unlike the UK variant, the only signature threshold is 50 signatures - that said, more is better in this case.

Deadline: 20 May 2024

Here’s the Stop Killing Games campaign site for those unaware or not from Australia.

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[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Signed! We need reform on how aging games are handled to protect ownership of paid products and the only way publishers will do that is if they’re forced to.