The New York state legislature has passed the Fair Repair Act, the first "right to repair" bill that requires all manufacturers who sell "digital electronic products" to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available. [Read More]
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Nikon now provides access to parts and instructions that allow photographers to make repairs to their own products at home instead of needing to rely on the company's official service departments. [Read More]
Multimedia artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong is back with another incredible project to confront an environmental disaster. Earlier this year, Von Wong artfully exposed bitcoin's negative impact on climate change, and now the artist is turning his creative energy toward electronic waste. [Read More]
In a turn of events, Apple has written to California State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman to signal its support for the state’s Right to Repair legislation. [Read More]
Nikon is shutting down its authorized repair program at the end of March, 2020. According to an email sent to authorized repair shops, and confirmed by Nikon Inc. (see update), Nikon users in the United States will soon have to rely exclusively on Nikon itself for any repairs that require special parts, tools, or training—that […]