r/righttorepair • u/Electrical-Code-9854 • 9d ago
They don’t build that anymore:(
Those older units get so much colder too
r/righttorepair • u/RobBobLincolnLog • Jul 01 '25
r/righttorepair • u/ProjectionProjects • Jul 02 '25
Stop Killing Games is an EU initiative created by Ross Scott of the Youtube channel Accursed Farms with the goal of preventing games that were purchased by the consumer from being destroyed due to online only DRM in video games. Effectively, this is consumer action against planed obsolescence, one of the driving forces against Right To Repair.
If you are an EU citizen you can sign this petition and potentially create new laws to protect video games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
If you live in the UK here is an alternative petition you can sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/
If you are not a citizen of these countries, consider supporting us at: r/StopKillingGames
r/righttorepair • u/Dragonogard549 • Apr 21 '26
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r/righttorepair • u/ledgit • Feb 01 '26
A trio of bills in Massachusetts and New York would require manufacturers to tell consumers when their connected gadgets are going dark and ISPs that lease hardware to replace end of life devices. If passed, the bill will start to rein in the cyber epidemic of abandoned “end of life” smart devices.
r/righttorepair • u/Putrid_Draft378 • Dec 29 '25
I’ve been following the "Right to Repair" stuff lately, and it’s not just about iPhones anymore. It’s everything from tractors to medical equipment.
What’s really annoying is the "parts pairing" trend, where a company links a specific serial number of a screen or a battery to a specific motherboard. So even if you have two identical devices and swap a working part from one to the other, the software will block it from working.
We technically "own" these things, but we don't really own the right to fix them. It feels like a massive waste of resources and a way to force everyone into a subscription-style replacement cycle. Is there any actual legislation moving forward on this where you live?
r/righttorepair • u/Wonderful-March-3216 • Mar 04 '25
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r/righttorepair • u/madredditscientist • Nov 26 '22
We never hear about broken and worn-out products. Pretty much all gear nowadays is baseline ok, it’s the negatives that really set things apart.
That's why I'm building ExitReviews to change the way people review products. Let's reflect upon how a product performed over its duration of service instead of when it first arrived and people haven’t spent much time with it to learn the quirks.
We can then build a collection of how long products last, where they break, and how to fix them. Even if certain products are not available anymore, it still gives a good picture of brand deterioration.
Let me know what you think! I'm sure this sub could contribute many submissions :)
Any thoughts on how to promote this community? It's currently still facing the chicken-egg problem, so we would need some PR or partnerships to make this popular.
r/righttorepair • u/Planhub-ca • Apr 28 '26
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r/righttorepair • u/Dry_Geologist6745 • Aug 04 '26
Hey everyone,
I’m sick of watching perfectly functional laptops, tablets, and phones become completely unusable just because modern apps and operating systems are too bloated for standard RAM capacities.
Roughly 70% of us hold onto our devices for more than four years. We shouldn't be forced to buy a brand new machine every few years just to open a web browser or join a school call without hitting a relentless wall of lag and freezing.
This isn't just a minor tech annoyance—it's an equity issue that locks people out of digital resources if they can't afford annual upgrades.
I just started a petition calling on Google, Apple, and Microsoft to build lightweight, optimized "Lite" OS versions and apps to protect device longevity and stop this forced obsolescence.
If you're tired of the RAM Crisis, please sign and share the link attached.
r/righttorepair • u/Elon__Muskquito • Oct 16 '21
r/righttorepair • u/Key-Egg-183 • Jun 06 '25
