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Nathan Proctor

@nproctor
69 posts
2025-05-02
This is progress. It's good for service members stuck with manufacturers' repair restrictions. It's good for the American taxpayer who has to foot the bill for inflated repair contracts. And it's good for everyone who believes that you should be able to fix your own stuff.
2025-05-02 View on X
Reuters

Memo: the US DOD seeks to secure right-to-repair provisions in Army contracts to access tools, software, and technical data without hindrance by IP constraints

The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons …

This just in: The Army secretary is calling for that branch of the service to rework contracts to add Right to Repair provisions, and ensure the Army has the right to access tools, software and technical data needed for repair. Just let people fix their stuff!
2025-05-02 View on X
Reuters

Memo: the US DOD seeks to secure right-to-repair provisions in Army contracts to access tools, software, and technical data without hindrance by IP constraints

The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons …

2024-05-24
“This absurd contract is exactly why we need to pass Right to Repair laws” is what I told @jason_koebler — also great insights from Kit Walsh @EFF scholar Aaron Perzanowski and @publicknowledge https://www.404media.co/...
2024-05-24 View on X
The Verge

iFixit and Samsung end their repair partnership after two years; iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens says that “Samsung does not seem interested in enabling repair at scale”

iFixit and Samsung are parting ways. … “Samsung does not seem interested in enabling repair at scale,” …

“This absurd contract is exactly why we need to pass Right to Repair laws” is what I told @jason_koebler — also great insights from Kit Walsh @EFF scholar Aaron Perzanowski and @publicknowledge https://www.404media.co/...
2024-05-24 View on X
404 Media

Leaked contract: Samsung requires independent repair shops to notify Samsung, share customer data, and “immediately disassemble” devices with aftermarket parts

2024-04-11
This practice was patently ridiculous to begin with, and there still a number of limitations https://www.apple.com/...
2024-04-11 View on X
Washington Post

Apple says owners of the iPhone 15 or newer will be able to fix broken devices with used parts, including screens, batteries, and cameras, starting in fall 2024

Starting this fall, you may be able to pay less for a fully functioning fix if you have an iPhone 15 or newer

2024-03-28
“Oregon's SB 1596 is the first law to ban device manufacturers from using parts pairing to dictate what replacement components can be used.”
2024-03-28 View on X
The Verge

Oregon's governor signs the first US right-to-repair bill banning manufacturers from using “parts pairing” to dictate what replacement components owners can use

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law after it passed …

2024-02-10
“I think that when he was asked simple yes/no kind of questions, the reason he struggled so hard to answer the questions,” @tarah added, “is because the answer that was good for his company and the truth as an engineer diverged.” #RightToRepair https://www.404media.co/...
2024-02-10 View on X
404 Media

At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple's support for a similar but weaker law in California

In a surprise move Apple testified today on Right to Repair and attempted to defend their parts pairing scheme ... it didn't go well for them. Tarah Wheeler streamed it here https://twitter.com/...
2024-02-10 View on X
404 Media

At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple's support for a similar but weaker law in California

2023-11-14
“If we just have transparency in the marketplace... we'll have a race to the top where manufacturers are just designing products to be more and more repairable,” @LG_Rocket Great stuff about Right to Repair and what's next by @themadstone https://www.theverge.com/...
2023-11-14 View on X
The Verge

After Apple voiced support for California's Right to Repair Act, a look at what's next for the movement, like tackling unsustainable designs and software locks

most notably getting longtime repair foe Apple to concede and support a bill in its home state of California—is that the new legal guarantees around repair ONLY address market comp...

2023-10-25
This event just wrapped — a lot of terrific comments. A few highlights: - Apple announced it will comply with the new CA bill nationwide — that's huge for consumers - A lot of talk about national legislation ... though the devil is in the details.
2023-10-25 View on X
CNBC

At a White House event, Apple says the company supports nationwide right-to-repair regulation that would make iPhone parts and tools available to customers

- Apple supports nationwide right-to-repair regulation that would make iPhone parts and tools available to customers.

2023-08-25
“Apple has long been one of the main Goliaths standing in the way of Right to Repair. Our rag-tag team of Davids has not only overcome its opposition, we have flipped its position on our core request.” — big day for Right to Repair: https://pirg.org/...
2023-08-25 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple voices its support for California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote 38-0 in May 2023 and now awaits approval before a full assembly vote

[1]: https://techcrunch.com/... … @Leisureguy@mstdn.ca : Jason Koebler reports in 404 Media how the Biden administration (in the NHTSA) switched from opposing the Massachusetts rig...

2023-08-24
“Apple has long been one of the main Goliaths standing in the way of Right to Repair. Our rag-tag team of Davids has not only overcome its opposition, we have flipped its position on our core request.” — big day for Right to Repair: https://pirg.org/...
2023-08-24 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple announces support for California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote in May 2023 and now awaits approval before a full assembly vote

In a surprise move, Apple this week penned a letter to California state senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, voicing support for SB 244 …

2023-05-25
to read more about how @uspirg @iFixit and @RepairCoalition view this landmark step check out our press release, as well as iFixit's write up: https://pirg.org/... https://www.ifixit.com/...
2023-05-25 View on X
iFixit News

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signs the broadest-yet right-to-repair bill, with exceptions including game consoles and cybersecurity tools, effective July 1, 2024

Elizabeth Chamberlain / iFixit News :

2023-01-09
Olivia's take is closer to how I understand this than headlines which read that Deere has now approved Right to Repair somehow. Deere has long held that it supports Right to Repair with caveats. Those caveats still remain, though appear to have at least dwindled. 1/ https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-09 View on X
Reuters

John Deere signs an MOU with the American Farm Bureau Federation, promising farmers the right to repair their equipment or go to an independent technician

The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday …

The American Farm Bureau Federation and John Deere signed an agreement around repair ... which @kevin_oreilly7 is currently digging deep on and will have analysis soon. https://www.reuters.com/...
2023-01-09 View on X
Reuters

John Deere signs an MOU with the American Farm Bureau Federation, promising farmers the right to repair their equipment or go to an independent technician

The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday …

2022-12-30
Long night. Right to Repair is done. The bill was trimmed significantly, but its signed. Some more analysis in a bit. https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-30 View on X
The Verge

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the Digital Fair Repair Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with amendments giving OEMs some exceptions and loopholes

When Jeannie Crowley came up with the idea for a student-run repair center … Paul Roberts / Fight to Repair : NY Governor Bows To Big Tech, Signs Slimmed Down Right To Repair Act R...

STATEMENT: N.Y. governor signs Right to Repair, after trimming it down “Today is a critical milestone for repair and the Right to Repair campaign ... it's not everything we wanted, it's the first of its kind in the nation, and just the start.” https://pirg.org/...
2022-12-30 View on X
The Verge

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the Digital Fair Repair Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with amendments giving OEMs some exceptions and loopholes

When Jeannie Crowley came up with the idea for a student-run repair center … Paul Roberts / Fight to Repair : NY Governor Bows To Big Tech, Signs Slimmed Down Right To Repair Act R...

Let me add this to the conversation about what happened to Right to Repair in New York: The manufacturers fear one thing most of all. Not Right to Repair! But 10 different Right to Repair bills. Which is why they should be livid with their lobbyists right now ...
2022-12-30 View on X
The Verge

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the Digital Fair Repair Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with amendments giving OEMs some exceptions and loopholes

When Jeannie Crowley came up with the idea for a student-run repair center … Paul Roberts / Fight to Repair : NY Governor Bows To Big Tech, Signs Slimmed Down Right To Repair Act R...

2022-08-10
👀 Not sure what to make of this, but I sure do like appreciate Tim Wu's impact on the office of competition. https://twitter.com/...
2022-08-10 View on X
Bloomberg

President Biden's antitrust adviser Tim Wu denies reports he is leaving the White House, saying “I'm not leaving anytime soon — still have lots of work to do”

still a lot of work to do! Tweets: Patrick Lucas Austin / @patbits : silly season continues https://twitter.com/... Nathan Proctor / @nproctor : 👀 Not sure what to make of this, bu...

2022-06-06
Louis, Jessa and the Repair Preservation Group team @fighttorepair @iPad_Rehab have been incredible. Louis made multiple videos to turn out supporters over just the last few days — he's has used his platform to make sure other people have a shot in the repair industry 4/
2022-06-06 View on X
The Verge

The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure