Right to Repair
The Underground Company That Hacks iPhones for Ordinary Consumers
Researchers suspect the checkm8.info service is used by criminals to launder stolen iPhones. The tool's administrator claims the service is just a response to Apple's poor right to repair policies.
Farmer Says Dealer Wouldn’t Repair His Tractor Until He Filed FTC Complaint
Jared Wilson’s struggle to keep his John Deere tractors running highlights the stranglehold the company has on the people who produce America’s food.
Apple Begins Selling iPhone Repair Parts to Customers (Finally!)
For more than a decade, Apple has made it difficult for customers to replace a battery or a screen. Now it’s selling repair parts to everyone.
Corporate Repair Initiatives Don’t Replace the Need for Right-to-Repair Laws
Lots of companies are letting people fix their own stuff in a limited way, but we still need federal laws enshrining the right-to-repair.
Google Will Sell Pixel Batteries, Repair Parts to Customers
Google becomes the latest major manufacturer to soften its stance on right to repair, announcing it will sell parts on iFixit.
There Are Too Many E-Scooters And Not Enough People Repairing Them
Interest in electric scooters and e-bikes has exploded since the pandemic. A cottage industry of repair specialists is trying to keep up with demand.
Wheelchair Right to Repair Passes Colorado House
It still needs to move through the senate, but a bi-partisan bill that would let people fix their own wheelchairs has a good chance of becoming law.
Right to Repair Groups and Farmers Unions File FTC Complaint Against John Deere
The complaint alleges the tractor manufacturer makes its products deliberately difficult or impossible to repair without paying exorbitant costs to a dwindling dealer network.
Congress Suddenly Cares About Right to Repair (Finally!)
Two new proposed laws would help people fix their cars and ease up copyright restrictions on electronics.
Joe Biden Formally Backs Consumers' Right to Repair Their Electronics
"Too many areas, if you own a product, from a smartphone to a tractor, you don’t have the freedom to choose how or where to repair that item you purchased."
John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the ongoing right-to-repair movement that seeks to free devices from manufacturers' arbitrary repair DRM.
Mechanics Ask Walmart, Major Bike Manufacturers to Stop Making and Selling ‘Built-to-Fail’ Bikes
“The problem with budget bikes is everything. They’re literally built to fail.”