NY Senate becomes the first legislative body in the US to pass right to repair legislation for electronics; the bill still has to pass the NY Assembly
The legislation still has to pass the Assembly, but the Senate became the first legislative body in the US to pass a bill that would make it easier to fix your things.
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Discussion
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@kwiens
Kyle Wiens
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In a landmark vote, right to repair just overwhelmingly passed the New York Senate. It's hard to overstate how important and groundbreaking this is. #righttorepair
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@nayrusuicide
@nayrusuicide
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Wait...you're not allowed to repair your own things in America? https://twitter.com/...
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@oneonlygriffin
Griffin
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I may not be a fan of Luis Rossman but I applaud his skills and his ability to get this pushed through. Amazing. I hope this will set an important precedence for Right to Repair. https://twitter.com/...
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@thatdangphil
@thatdangphil
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I've often said that right-to-repair is a lay up for a national Dem platform to turn back some erosion of working class voters and I don't know why they don't make it a huge vocal part of the national platform (i mean, i do know why, but still...). So, kudos to NY https://twitter…
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@kaykayclapp
Kay-Kay Clapp
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Y'all I've spent the past 6+ years fighting tirelessly for #RightToRepair legislation w/ @kwiens @uspirg @RepairCoalition @fixthew0rld @iPad_Rehab and sooooo many others. This is the furthest an electronics-repair bill has ever come and FFS (for fix sake) does it feel good! 😭🔧 ht…
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@vice
@vice
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This is a major step forward for a movement that has overwhelming public support and has been working toward getting a law passed for the last several years. https://www.vice.com/...
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@cradvocacy
@cradvocacy
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We want the #RightToRepair! 🔧✊ New York's Digital Fair Repair Act will save consumers money, reduce waste, and promote fair competition and choice, says CR's @chuckbell. https://readme.readmedia.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@ascii211
@ascii211
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Holy crap Rossman did it! https://twitter.com/...
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@jason_koebler
Jason Koebler
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BREAKING: New York Senate becomes first legislative body in the United States to pass right to repair legislation. Incredible win for people who have been fighting for this for years https://www.vice.com/...
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@marshacollier
Marsha Collier
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NY Senate Passes Electronics #RightToRepair Legislation This still has to pass the Assembly, but the Senate became the first legislative body in the US to pass a bill that would make it easier to fix your #tech Let's get this done @nathanproctor_ https://www.vice.com/... https://…