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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
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[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

wake me up when German cars are on the list. Until then I'll regard this as purely performative and will be overturned in some months.

Also: making repairable the very cell phones on which they require constant monitoring of private communications reeks of hypocrisy.

Yes I'm skeptical about all this.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Don't worry, the phones don't have to be repairable as long as they are waterproof.

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