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* Also in January 2010, Google announced it would no longer support IE6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8488751.stm |title=Google phases out support for IE6 |date=30 January 2010 |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref>
* In February 2010, British citizens began to petition their Government to stop using IE6,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8492862.stm |title=Pressure mounts to phase out Internet Explorer 6 |date=2 February 2010 |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> but this was rejected by the Government in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmg.gov.uk/epetition-responses/petition-view.aspx?epref=ie6upgrade |title=Petition Response |date=31 July 2010 |work=hmg.gov.uk |publisher=[[Her Majesty's Government|HMG]] |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref>
* In March 2010, in agreement with the EU, Microsoft began prompting users of Internet Explorer 6 in the EU with a ballot screen in which they are presented with a list of browsers in random order to select and upgrade to. The website is located at BrowserChoice.eu.<ref>http://www.browserchoice.eu browserchoice.eu</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/288476 |title=Microsoft's European browser ballot now live, Opera benefiting |date=2010-03-04 |first=Brenton |last=Currie |work=[[Digital Journal]] |accessdate=2010-03-06}}</ref>
*In May 2010, Microsoft's Australian division launched a campaign which compared IE6 to 9-year-old milk and urged users to upgrade to IE8.<ref>{{cite web|title=Upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 |publisher=Microsoft |url=http://www.microsoft.com/australia/technet/ie8milk/ |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5ppQ4LeBq?url=http://www.microsoft.com/australia/technet/ie8milk/ |archivedate=May 18, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/internet/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=20294 Microsoft: Internet Explorer 6 past expiry date] Computerworld US, May 17, 2010</ref><ref>[http://windows7news.com/2010/05/16/microsoft-compares-internet-explorer-6-to-spoiled-milk/ Microsoft Compares Internet Explorer 6 to Spoiled Milk] Windows 7 News, May 16, 2010</ref>
With the increasing lack of compatibility with modern web standards, larger websites are starting to remove support for IE6, including [[YouTube]]<ref name="TechRadar" /> and their parent company [[Google]];<ref name="GoogleRemSup" /> however, with large company IT support teams forcing staff to use IE6, it is unlikely Microsoft will completely remove support for the aging browser any time in the near future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/08/orange_and_ie6/ |title=Orange UK exiles Firefox from call centres |date=2009-07-08 |first=Cade |last=Metz |work=[[The Register]] |publisher=Situation Publishing Ltd |accessdate=2009-07-26}}</ref> However they have now started their own campaign to encourage users to stop using IE6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ie6countdown.com/ |title=IE6 Countdown |date=2011-03-05 |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2011-03-05}}</ref> Microsoft has themselves, despite admitting to some of its many flaws, stated that they will support IE6 until Windows XP SP3 (including [[Windows XP editions#Editions for embedded systems|embedded versions]]) support is removed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8196242.stm |title=Microsoft backs long life for IE6 |date=2009-08-13 |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |first=Maggie |last=Shiels |accessdate=2009-08-21}}</ref> However, on January 12, 2016 when the new Microsoft Lifecycle Support policy for Internet Explorer went into effect, IE6 support on all [[Windows]] versions ended, more than 14 years after its original release,<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Explorer Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ|url=http://support2.microsoft.com/gp/microsoft-internet-explorer/en-us|work=Microsoft Lifecycle Support Website|accessdate=2015-12-30}}</ref> making the January 2016 security update for multiple versions of [[Windows Embedded Industry#Releases|XP Embedded]] the last that Microsoft ever publicly issued for IE6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=d7749141-512e-430d-a678-4116ee01e2f7 |title=Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3124275) |date=2016-01-12 |accessdate=2016-01-12}}</ref>
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