YouTuber Unlearning Economics says repair offers concrete answers to planned obsolescence. Plus: Apple ends support for 1st gen Apple Watches (even the $17k gold ones) after 8 yrs! And Lenovo said 80% of devices repairable by 2025. #righttorepair zurl.co/toDn

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Right to Repair into law just minutes ago. Great work by all involved. gov.ca.gov/2023/10/10/gov…

Fight to Repair: Gavin Newsom signs broadest #RightToRepair bill into law. Also: #Quebec passes right to repair bill that includes autos and Apple patch for #iPhone15 fixes parts pairing problems. News from 9to5Mac grist Refinery29 Gizmodo fighttorepair.substack.com/p/golden-calif…

The House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee is doing a markup of 16 Bills including the #REPAIR Act. Watch it here: youtube.com/live/R5zG7N9HZ… 🍿🍿 #RightToRepair

YES!!

Maine voters pass automotive #righttorepair ballot measure by a vote of 84% YES to 16% NO. I think to call that an "overwhelming" victory is an understatement. Maybe #micdrop? ;-) Thanks to Auto Care Association and others for securing this critical consumer right!

Maine Micdrop: Auto #RighttoRepair Wins 84% Support At Polls, by Fight to Repair News Also: deconstruction vs. demolition in construction? And: $7k to replace headlights?!? News from Portland Press Herald, 5280 Magazine Consumer Reports @BiscuitMotor CBC Techopedia open.substack.com/pub/fighttorep…

The right-to-repair movement is just getting started theverge.com/23951200/right… via @Verge Maddie Stone #RightToRepair

VOICES: Ohio’s gerrymandered districts let politicians ignore rural voters. Want proof? Look at their inaction on a farmer's #righttorepair daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices/o…

At The HOPE Conference 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ to talk about cyber risk and #EOL devices/abandonware with Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF), Paul Roberts, John Bumstead , Lodrina Cherne, Lucas Rockett Gutterman 🚀! #righttorepair U.S. PIRG

The latest Fight to Repair newsletter is out. This week: Amazon Electronics 'Primed' For the Dump? Also: is #Australia set to be a dumping ground for unrepairable stuff, by Fight to Repair News open.substack.com/pub/fighttorep…

Small businesses are the pillars that uplift our local economy. We cannot allow them to be hindered by large corporations preventing them from the right to repair their own equipment when they need it. I'm leading the charge in Congress to establish a federal #RightToRepair.

What to know about Kamala Harris pick for VP? He's one of just five governors to sign into law #righttorepair legislation giving consumers and businesses the right to fix their electronics, home appliances and more! fighttorepair.substack.com/p/with-governo…

Another great scoop by 404 Media on the effort to kill the U.S. military's right to repair its equipment - an effort signed onto by the full spectrum of anti #righttorepair groups like AdvaMed TechNet and others 404media.co/appliance-and-…

In our newsletter: Максим is just the latest OEM to erect a surprise paywall between its product and customers. Also: the group fighting for the #righttorepair your body, and news from 404 Media, grist , Ars Technica, Repairer Driven News open.substack.com/pub/fighttorep…

Watching the Fisker Inc. saga play out raises lots of important questions about support and repair of smart, connected vehicles as OEMs walk away or go out of business. See also: Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF) #righttorepair

The latest #RightToRepair news from Fight to Repair News. Check it out!

A $50 billion ?? will Trump 2.0 help or hurt the quest for a legal #righttorepair? Also: Netflix 's #BuyNowTheShoppingConspiracy dives into the e-waste epidemic & Rivian 's quest to make a repairable #EV. News from techdirt, Forbes, iFixit. open.substack.com/pub/fighttorep…