Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

I Fix It Repair Manifesto

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Summary video by Marques Brownlee

Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman

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[Video] Louis Rossmann | Introducing the Consumer Protection Database: Expose Exploitation & Hold Companies Accountable (youtu.be)

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[–] Electricblush 2 points 3 weeks ago

A great example of using our numbers to strengthen our position as consumers.

I love this, and also the idea he has of a browser extension that gives you an exclamation mark on products features on the wiki, so you can be warned if the product you are considering has bad consumer rights or the company behind it has a shady history.

Even as someone from a country with relatively strong consumer protection (especially with regards to warranty and products breaking), I often find myself frustrated by enshittified or otherwise gimped products from greedy companies putting their bottom line and stakeholders above their customers.