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We’re fighting for your Right to Repair, and we want you to be a part of it. If you want to know how you can help, look no further than the calls to action below.

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iFixit’s Most Interesting Teardown Finds of 2021

Note: The text below is based on a pre-shooting script for our video, iFixit’s Most Interesting Teardown Finds of 2021. The text may not perfectly match the dialogue in the…

December 15, 2021

by Michael Degnan

Activism

We’re teaming up with Library Futures to protect your right to own the things you buy

It’s a book-lover’s nightmare: You turn the page to discover that it’s blank. In fact, the whole book is now blank. Look up—your bookshelves are empty, too. The bookseller you’ve…

December 2, 2021

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Repair Isn’t Piracy—And the Copyright Office (Kind of) Gets it Now

iFixit and our Right to Repair allies have long fought to make it so no repair is illegal under copyright law. On Wednesday, we racked up an important, if limited,…

October 28, 2021

by Kerry Sheehan - iFixit

Right to Repair

By Fixing Stuff, You’re Fixing the Planet. Happy International Repair Day!

Today is International Repair Day, and it marks a great year for repair. People are fixing more stuff and keeping their stuff longer. Every year we add to our phones’…

October 16, 2021

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Bowing to Investors, Microsoft will Make its Devices Easier to Fix | Grist

October 7, 2021

by Maddie Stone - Grist

E-Waste

Don’t Upgrade Your Phone (Yet!)

This transcript comes from a pre-written script; it may not perfectly represent the finished video. In the next few months pretty much every company is going to be releasing new…

August 13, 2021

by Michael Degnan

Right to Repair

Homeboy Electronics Turns Junk into Jobs. Right to Repair Could Help.

Most electronics recyclers just put devices through a shredder, but at Homeboy Electronics Recyclers in Los Angeles, recycling isn’t enough: They’re on track to fix and refurbish more than 15,000…

July 14, 2021

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Your Smartphone Should Be Built to Last | NY Times

April 26, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

We Told the Copyright Office that Repair Should be Legal, Period.

What do ventilators, smart ice cream machines, and game consoles have in common? Fixing them could land you in trouble—lawsuits, fines, or even prison time under copyright law. We’re trying…

April 22, 2021

by Kevin Purdy

Right to Repair

Over 15,000 People Want the FTC to Fight for Our Right to Repair

The Federal Trade Commission has held a workshop, heard awful repair stories, and now has received 15,059 signatures asking them to enforce a fair repair market. iFixit, along with US…

April 21, 2021

by Kevin Purdy