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.

Legislation

Why Your Laptop Batteries Are Still So Tiny

No matter how fast powerful laptops get, and no matter how ridiculously big and beefy a portable gaming rig might be, their batteries will never be any bigger than they…

November 18, 2024

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Activism

Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines

Ever tried to get an ice cream at McDonald’s, only to hear, “Sorry, our machine’s broken?” You’re not the only one: almost 15% of ice cream machines at McDonald’s are…

October 25, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

We Called on the FCC to End Cell Phone Carrier Locks Altogether

This month, the US Federal Communications Commission sought feedback on a welcome proposal to limit the frustrating practice of locking cell phones to specific carriers. Currently, most smartphone carriers are…

August 16, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Colorado Adds Electronics to Right to Repair Protections

Today, Colorado’s governor has signed the state’s third Right to Repair bill into law, cementing its position as the best place in the world for repair access. Covering consumer electronics…

May 28, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Droit à la réparation

Pourquoi la réparation console reste hors-jeu dans la législation

Nous avons fait de grands progrès dans la protection de notre droit à réparer les objets qui nous appartiennent. Mais si vous avez lu les notes en bas de page…

May 27, 2024

by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit

Legislation

The EU’s Take On “Right to Repair” Has Finally Been Approved

On Tuesday, the European Parliament finally voted to adopt the Directive on Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods legislation with 584 votes in favor, 3 against, and 14 abstentions. …

April 26, 2024

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit

Droit à la réparation

Que peut-on attendre du droit à la réparation en 2024 ?

Tel un train sur sa lancée, le mouvement du droit à la réparation progresse inexorablement. Sa destination : un avenir dans lequel tous les appareils seront réparables et où nous…

March 13, 2024

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Right to Repair

What to Expect from Right to Repair in 2024

Like a train that continues rolling forward, the Right to Repair movement is gaining tremendous momentum. The destination: a future in which all devices are repairable and we stop generating…

February 1, 2024

by Beatriz Pozo Arcos - iFixit

Consumer Rights

REPAIR Act Advances in US House

We are one step closer to a federal right to repair your for car. Also: UK court allows "batterygate" case against Apple to proceed. And: court document highlights Amazon's monopoly.

November 7, 2023

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Right to Repair

Why Game Consoles Are Left Out of Right to Repair Laws

We’ve been fighting for more repairable game consoles for nearly a decade. Almost all of the electronics repair bills we’ve supported in statehouses around the country have included game consoles…

November 6, 2023

by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit