Category: Legislation

Laws that secure your rights to tinker and fix your stuff are important, and worth fighting for. Here’s what’s happening in the halls of power.

Actualités tech

HOP accuse l’appariement des pièces d’obsolescence programmée

Cet extrait d’article, traduit par nos soins, nous vient de nos collègues du blog Fight to Repair. Offre spéciale : les lecteurs et lectrices d’iFixit peuvent obtenir un abonnement premium gratuit de…

January 19, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Roundups

Parts Pairing Powers Planned Obsolescence, French Complaint Argues

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Jack Monahan and Paul Roberts, authors of the Fight to…

January 14, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Legislation

New York’s Right to Repair Bill: What Manufacturers and Consumers Need to Know

It’s been almost 50 years since the consumer protections afforded by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and 20 years since the founding of iFixit. We’ve been foretelling the Right to Repair…

January 12, 2023

by Sam Goldheart

Legislation

All Major Appliances May Soon Ship with Repair Instructions, Thanks to a New FTC Rule

The Federal Trade Commission has just upped the stakes in its recent work to ensure consumers have a right to repair all the things in their lives. In a unanimous,…

October 17, 2022

by Kyle Wiens

Events

The Right to Repair Movement is Everywhere

Happy International Repair Day! This year’s theme is “Repair Is Everywhere,” which we know deeply at iFixit. Every day, we hear from people around the world about how they’re able…

October 15, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Évènements

Le mouvement du droit à la réparation est partout

Tous nos vœux en cette Journée internationale de la réparation ! Le thème de cette année est « La réparation est partout », ce que nous connaissons plutôt bien chez iFixit. Chaque…

October 15, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain

Roundups

As Midterms Loom, Repair is off the Radar

Each week, we bring you the top repair news from around the world, curated by the folks over at FightToRepair.news. Here are the happenings for the week of October 2nd.…

October 14, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Cybersecurity Is No Excuse to Limit Repair: Repair Roundup Week of September 4

After a six year delay, NHTSA published final guidance on cybersecurity in vehicles, and gave a boost to auto right to repair advocates. Also: a 10 year smart phone? It’s…

September 13, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Is the Clean Air Act Pro-Repair? Repair Roundup Week of July 18

The Clean Air Act has been used to argue against right to repair laws. But the landmark environmental law might actually enshrine right to repair protections for some heavy equipment,…

July 23, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Attacks on Right to Repair Fall Flat: Repair Roundup Week of July 11

The Daily Caller, a conservative news site started by Tucker Carlson, aired an anti-right to repair editorial. It didn’t go well. Also: how BMW’s push to make heated seats a…

July 18, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit