Category: Activism

We’re fighting for your Right to Repair, and we want you to be a part of it. If you want to know how you can help, look no further than the calls to action below.

Consumer Rights

One Year Into EU Ecodesign Rules, 80% of Smartphones Still Lack Required Repair Information

A year after the EU began requiring smartphones to carry a repairability score and publish repair information, we reviewed 2334 EPREL records. Only about 18% actually point to spare parts…

September 10, 2026

by Thomas Opsomer

Consumer Rights

Why Once-Great Brands Are Making Their Products Worse on Purpose

This will sound familiar: You have a beloved tool/pair of walking boots/kitchen appliance/etc .that you’ve owned since forever. It’s well-made, built to last, but then it breaks or eventually wears…

August 7, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Activism

John Deere Settles with the FTC in Massive Win for Farmers

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and five states settled their antitrust case against John Deere. The deal does something farmers have been demanding for more than a decade, forcing Deere…

July 8, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Screens, Battery Packs, and Webservers: The Total Hackability of Vape Pens

If you’re looking for the perfect example of the utterly wasteful state of disposable electronics, you won’t find a much better one than a vape. Not all vapes are disposable (some…

February 28, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Right to Repair

Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair

If you eat food, you’re already in this story. John Deere is still trying to kill the Right to Repair, but Iowa farmers are pushing hard to retake their rights.…

February 23, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Apple AirPods and Malicious Compliance

Apple’s AirPods are the perfect distillation of how Apple uses lock-in to simultaneously enable great products, and to prevent anybody else from doing the same. They also exemplify Apple’s antipathy…

February 9, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Tech News

“Worst in Show” Returns at CES 2026, Calling Out Gadgets That Make Things Worse

Repair.org, the repair industry trade association, announced the 2026 Worst in Show awards today, annual anti-awards that spotlight the most harmful, invasive, wasteful, and unfixable tech on display at CES. …

January 8, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Apple Hamstrings Audio Software for Everything But AirPods

When it comes to repair, we hate AirPods. They’ve scored 0 out of 10 every time we’ve taken them apart. To get inside, you have to cut open the plastic…

November 7, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Activism

Happy International Repair Day 2025!

At iFixit, every day is repair day, but this one’s special. The global repair community is turning out on behalf of software: Our right to repair our hardware ends where…

October 18, 2025

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tech News

Windows 10 Is Dead. Your PC Doesn’t Have To Be

As autumn sweeps in, we’re excited to see International Repair Day just around the corner. It’s a good time to review this year’s repair harvest. The EU’s new rules on…

October 13, 2025

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit