Roundups FTC Throttles Back Warranty Abuses: Repair Roundup Week of June 20 The Federal Trade Commission made good on promises to police illegal restrictions on repair, ordering motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse to fix warranties that barred customers from using third party… June 24, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
Consumer Rights If You Don’t Own It, You Can’t Fix It Bloomberg reported earlier this year that Apple is working on a subscription service model for iPhones: For a monthly fee, customers will be able to lease a phone instead of… June 23, 2022 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Roundups It’s Antitrust Summer! Repair Roundup Week of June 13 The anti-monopoly movement is having a moment, with Congress drafting legislation and the FTC ramping up for action to reel in abusive tech monopolies. What does all this mean for… June 20, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
Roundups EU Standardizes Charging Cords: Repair Round Up Week of June 6 The days of digging through drawers for a charging cord that matches your device are coming to a close now that the EU Parliament has declared that USB Type-C chargers… June 11, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
Right to Repair What Right to Repair Compliance Looks Like for Manufacturers The first Right to Repair law since 2012, and the first-ever electronics Right to Repair law has just passed in New York. So is it the law of the land?… June 9, 2022 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Right to Repair What Is Right to Repair? When you buy something, you should have the right to repair it, whether that means taking it to the repair shop of your choice or fixing it yourself. Manufacturers of… June 9, 2022 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Roundups CO, NY Pass Right to Repair Bills: Repair Roundup Week of May 30 This was a huge week for right to repair advocates, with Colorado’s governor signing into law the first new right to repair bill in a decade (covering power wheelchairs) while… June 7, 2022 by Paul Roberts - iFixit
iFixit Update Your Profile for a Chance to Win a Manta Driver Kit iFixit Show and Tell Contest Calling all community members! We’d like to know more about our favorite people—you! Remember when we were kids and we got to brag about our… June 3, 2022 by Amber Taus
Activism New York Passes World’s First Electronics Right to Repair Law Today, the New York State legislature passed an electronics Right to Repair bill: As of mid 2023, manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” in New York will have to make… June 3, 2022 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
