Comment on Statement on Stop Killing Games - VIDEOGAMES EUROPE
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 days agoMy question is, what is this group as an entity, and why does their opinion matter? Are they an ngo-style advocacy group, or an actual governing body of some kind?
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s a group representing the biggest publishers in the industry, used as a front to pretend they’re able to self-regulate when it comes to consumer laws vs business wants. So no, not a governing body but more of a cartel or lobbying group, I guess? One with A LOT of money on the line and enough lobbying power to push against things like the Stop Killing Games campaign the moment they feel threatened.
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Okay, so more World Economic Forum, less Electronic Frontier Foundation?
Sounds like we need more EFF’s of video games then.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah, that tracks - it’s a business organisation first and foremost. And yeah, we definitely do.