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@righttorepair @pluralistic In Alaska, people living away from our 3 big cities learn to repair broken devices as best they can, often there is no repair business in a town or village Even in the city areas, businesses that seek to make repairs are stymied by lockouts, withheld information and anti-modification laws. Here are 3 examples from a repair business near Anchorage, AK.

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Three examples that show Alaskans need the right to repair  | Alaska Beacon

Manufacturers have made it harder to fix a range of products, and the community in Alaska suffers because of it. 
Justin Castle (Alaska Beacon)
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Christian Schwägerl
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Christian Schwägerl
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A new EU law entering into force in July will ban such practices in Europe.
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Christian Schwägerl
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Christian Schwägerl
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Coincidentally my article was published yesterday: e360.yale.edu/features/europe-…

The E.U.’s Burgeoning Repair Movement Is Set to Get a Boost

Europe’s new Right to Repair Directive will make it easier — and cheaper — for consumers to get their household goods fixed, rather than buy something new. Part of the E.U.
Yale E360
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