Check out the latest #righttorepair news including a federal wheelchair right to repair act introduced by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and @gluesenkampperez.house.gov. Also: Apple declares eight year old MacBooks "obsolete" ending support. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Washington became the 6th state to pass electronics right to repair. CT & TX may be next. Also: #Nintendo's threat to brick #Switch2s highlights ownership rights under seige #righttorepair news from @ifixit.com @pcgamer.com @theverge.com @mainepublic.org fighttorepair.substack.com/p/right-to-r...

Model legislation from @consumerreports.org , #USPIRG and @securesilient.bsky.social requires manufacturers to declare software support periods prior to purchase, and requires ISPs to replace their end of life devices. #righttorepair #cybersecurity #circulareconomy open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Right to Repair is on a roll! The push for pro-repair laws, has spread to all 50 states. Also: Humane sold a $700 #AI powered pin, then bricked it. A hack by owners may keep it working. #RighttoRepair news from WIRED, The Verge, iFixit, Digital Journal & more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation filed a lawsuit challenging Maine's automotive #righttorepair law. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

A survey by @consumerreports.org finds that 43% of the consumers who purchased smart devices were unaware of manufacturers' plans to support the software that runs their devices. More than 70% want more transparency from OEMs. #righttorepair Read more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In our latest post: The #FTC 's legal complaint against Ag giant John Deere is heavily redacted, omitting key details about Deere's actions. But for #righttorepair advocates, the message is clear. Read the full post here: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In our newsletter: Embodied technicians are working on open source software to keep the #Moxie robots working after its cloud servers shut down. And: senators call out automakers for opposing #righttorepair. And news from @arstechnica.com , @thedrive.com and more! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Are Right To Repair Laws Working? A Case In California Holds Some Clues. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

The latest #righttorepair news. In this issue: a Federal Trade Commission report finds ~89% of smart device makers fail to provide clear information on software support. Also: @openwrt.bsky.social ONE wireless router designed for repair & news from @404media.co, @theprospect.bsky.social, and more.

This week: will Trump 2.0 help or hinder the right to repair? Also: Netflix's #BuyNow highlights the fight for a right to repair. 🛠️ And #righttorepair news from @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy , @ifixithq.bsky.social @forbes.com, @timesofindia.bsky.social and more! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

This week: Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Pixel 9 Fold's screen? Get your wallet out. #righttorepair news from @theconversation.bsky.social @eff.org @investigatemidwest.bsky.social and more. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

The latest Fight to Repair newsletter is out. The Copyright Office's #DMCA exemption for repairing McDonald's #McFlurry machines, made by Taylor, is good news. The reality may disappoint. Also: the FTC investigates Deere over repair restrictions. #righttorepair

Swirling questions surrounding support for #Fisker #EVs were resolved in a bankruptcy agreement - a win for EV owners. Also: mods give old Teslas a new life and other #righttorepair news. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

the latest #righttorepair headlines from @F2RNews open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

A solar storm hobbled precision Ag equipment, showing the pitfalls of "high-tech" farming machinery. #righttorepair open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

2024 is only a few days old, but 10 states have already introduced right to repair legislation. Also: Massachusetts Senate passes wheelchair right to repair law. And: tell the FTC you support repair! News from @bostonglobe.bsky.social, @gizmodo.com open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In our latest Fight to Repair Newsletter: Polish hackers may get sued for liberating a passenger train from the manufacturer's attempt to block service and repair. Also: a smoking gun email surfaces in the McDonald's McFlurry lawsuit. #RightToRepair open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In this week's Fight to Repair Weekly: First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they hire D.C. consultants to attack you. Plus: Google expands iFixit partnership & Apple makes diagnostic tools available for iPhone 15, M2 Macs. fighttorepair.substack.com/p/national-a...

In our first Repair Coffee ☕ we're joined by Nathan Proctor of US PIRG to talk about what lobbyists get wrong about #righttorepair, 2023's victories and what's ahead in 2024. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Your toaster broke? Google says: replace it, don't repair it! Also: @nproctor.bsky.social on how parts pairing is killing repair -and making Apple rich(er). And: the Deere disease has spread to trains. #righttorepair open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In the latest Fight to Repair Newsletter: Elon's EV giant won an antitrust case over repair restrictions. A judge in Illinois ruled that a class action suit against John Deere should move forward. And: Join F2R's Repair Coffee this Sunday! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Black Friday excess and "retail therapy" costs both people and the planet. Repair and re-use are antidotes. Plus: EU backs new repair rules & artist makes R2R exhibit with 5k lbs of e-waste. fighttorepair.substack.com/p/the-real-c...

In this week's Fight to Repair Weekly News Round-up: Limits on Parts pairing, restrictive software controls and ant-repair product design are the next frontier in the fight for a #righttorepair. Plus: #USPIRG, #iFixit ask #FTC to create pro-repair rules for OEMs. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

The latest @F2RNews #podcast is out. Host Jack Monahan interviews author Katie Treggiden about the beauty of mending and how people can breathe new life into items using readily available materials and simple skills. #RightToRepair #circulareconomy open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In this week’s Fight to Repair news: a new bill in Congress focuses on the physical and digital aspects of agricultural repair. Also: Cory Doctorow on how #Apple f**ked us on #righttorepair. #circulareconomy Subscribe to get updates right to your inbox! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

The Golden State's legislature became the latest to pass an electronics right to repair bill. Also: a designer breathes new life into discarded chairs and Google agrees to 10 yr Chromebook support. #righttorepair @paulroberts.bsky.social fighttorepair.substack.com/p/california...

The latest Fight to Repair Weekly is out. In this issue: #iFixit and #commonknowledge team to try to get Uncle Sam's permission to repair software on Taylor's notorious McFlurry ice cream machines. Also: Tesla and Rivian sign on to the _wrong_ auto repair MOU. #righttorepair

The latest fight to repair news Is out. California to expose vehicle data collection and tracking practices. Also: @microsoft.bsky.social offers repair kits for Xbox controllers. https://open.substack.com/pub/fighttorepair/p/a-800-billion-secret-inside-your?r=c1ioo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

In this #podcast, @paulroberts.bsky.social interviews Alexandre Isaac of The Repair Academy in Toulouse, France about how parts pairing is killing our #righttorepair https://open.substack.com/pub/fighttorepair/p/ep-15-alexandre-isaac-of-the-repair?r=c1ioo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web