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Oh no! Not developer choice!

This is the weakest argument I've ever heard. Compare:

"Stop burning coal? That curtails factory owner choice!" etc. etc.

I'm sure the people behind the movement would love to point out that, yes, that is the entire point.

They claim to protect from illegal content and unsafe communities, but those sound like desperate grasps at straws that are easily disproven. They also misrepresent the basic demands of the petition, as online only games are still allowed.

Just open CS2 and go to the community server tab. There’s a little notice telling you that you might be exposed to unmoderated and unsafe content.

Apparently in 2025 corporate lawyers have forgotten how to write a disclaimer. It’s all BS to protect their short term games.

I would spend way more money on games if they didn’t have a ~5 year life span.

> illegal content and unsafe communities

Those are two arguments which will win over europeans and euro politicians.

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