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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.

Activism

New Report Recognizes Repair as Environmental Solution

The Gaia Foundation released a new report yesterday on electronics and the environment. By the end of this year, the total number of electronic devices in the world will surpass…

April 25, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Activism

The Joy of Old Tech

What’s the oldest piece of technology that you own? That’s the question radio host Nora Young asked listeners on the CBC program Spark. Callers waxed poetic about everything from old…

March 29, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Activism

Rage Against the Authorized Repair Center: Camera Repairman Protests CES

An angry camera repairman has been making headlines this week: Kelly Chong was the only protester at CES 2013. He stood outside the convention center with a sign that accused…

February 12, 2013

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

If you haven't heard of Sugru, you've been missing out—it's a self-setting moldable rubber, great for repairing plastics and making small parts. Inspired by the iFixit Manifesto, Platform 21, Holstee,…

December 19, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Operation Fix Toshiba: Help Us Write Free Repair Manuals

Stand up for your right to repair! Toshiba just took down one of the most popular sources of repair information for their laptops, Tim Hicks’ laptop repair manual repository at…

November 12, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Activism

Thanks for Telling EPEAT Why Upgrades Matter

Two weeks ago, we were dismayed to learn that EPEAT gave the Retina MacBook Pro a "Gold" certification, calling any device with a USB port “upgradeable.” That’s not how we…

October 31, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Earth Day: Go Green, Save Green, Fix Stuff

We say it a lot, but in honor of Earth Day, we'll say it again: repair is green! Fixing stuff keeps it out of landfills and keeps green in your…

April 22, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Close This Window! Reading iFixit is Suspicious Terrorist Activity

An FBI/DoJ flyer says it's suspicious terrorist activity to "download or transfer files with 'how-to' content, such as information about electronics." Sure, the flyer has a standard disclaimer, acknowledging that…

March 12, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Activism

Our Statement to the US Copyright Office about Jailbreaking

Just two days to send your comments to bunnie and the US Copyright Office. Here’s the statement we made to the Copyright Office today: US Copyright Office, Please extend the…

February 7, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Activism

Jailbreaking Is Not a Crime: An Interview with bunnie Huang

If you want it to be legal to jailbreak or root your iPhone, iPad, or Xbox, you don't have long to tell the US Copyright Office. We talk a lot…

January 31, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit