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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17h

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17h

☝️ Share this post — we demand longterm software updates for all devices with a plug or battery, and this includes our laptops. Visit repair.eu to read how communities across the world have been taking action

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We believe products should last longer and be easy to repair. We are asking for the right to repair in Europe. Join the movement!

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17h

This action could generate over 700 million kg of e-waste
and ironically, on #EWasteDay, just 4 days before International #RepairDay

We don’t have to accept fast tech. We urge Microsoft to extend support for Windows and ask the @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops and more

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17h

🚨 1 week left until @microsoft.com ends free, automatic support for #Windows10, resulting in around 400 million PCs being unable to upgrade.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 7d

@halteobsolescence.bsky.social @backmarketofficial.bsky.social @repairtogether.bsky.social @eeb.org @ecos.ngo @ifixiteurope.bsky.social @ifixit.com @fairphone.com @germanwatch.bsky.social @umwelthilfe.bsky.social @amigasdelatierra.bsky.social

Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 7d

Join us in saying no to devices designed to break or become obsolete before their time — share this post and tag @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu & @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social

🔗 for our full post repair.eu/news/eu-urge...

EU urged to act on Software Obsolescence as hundreds of organizations demand long-term Windows 10 support - Right to Repair Europe

Open letter to the European Commission, calling for urgent action against software-driven obsolescence. Without clear rules requiring long-term software updates, millions of devices across Europe are ...

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 7d

📢 We’re calling on Commissioners @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu & @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social to put an end to premature software obsolescence — for all devices with a plug or battery 🔌🔋

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 7d

💻 The end of Windows 10 could cause over 700 million kilograms of e-waste. This is just an example of how the widespread practice of software obsolescence threatens European consumers, environment, and digital sovereignty.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 7d

500+ orgs from around the world - including US PIRG, @therestartproject.org, @ifixit.com, Euroconsumers, Repair.org and Consumer Reports - are advocating for repair and reuse by signing an open letter to @microsoft.com, calling for them to extend free and automatic updates for Windows 10

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

@halteobsolescence.bsky.social @backmarketofficial.bsky.social @repairtogether.bsky.social @eeb.org @ecos.ngo @ifixiteurope.bsky.social @fairphone.com @germanwatch.bsky.social @umwelthilfe.bsky.social @amigasdelatierra.bsky.social

Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

No more devices designed to fail before their time!

🫵 Share our reaction and tag @microsoft.com, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu and @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social

🔗 For our full comments: repair.eu

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

🔜 We call on @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops mandating at least 15 years of software updates

🔜 Beyond laptops, we need ecodesign requirements securing software and security updates for the full technical lifespan of all products with a plug or a battery

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

📢 This is why current legislation falls short:

- Ecodesign rules secure 5 years of updates, but only for #smartphones & tablets
- Demanding that updates be “as long as it can be reasonably expected” is vague and unenforceable
- Cybersecurity rules leave loopholes for “short-lived” devices

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

❌ Clearly, the E-waste won’t be solved by corporate goodwill.

Corporate promises and temporary fixes won’t cut it. We shouldn’t have to fight company by company, device by device. We need strong, enforceable laws to guarantee long-term software support.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

⏰ But let’s be honest: this is just a 1-year snooze button.

👉 It’s hidden
👉 It’s too short
👉 It’s too small

📢 @microsoft.com, we need free, automatic updates until at least 2030, not a temporary reprieve.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13d

💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account.

🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 22d

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 22d

Head to our Press Release to find links to the open letter to Microsoft and policy demands to the Commission.

#RepairDay #RightToRepair #Ecodesign #NoPlannedObsolescence #Windows10

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Four weeks to go: Microsoft to make 400 million PCs obsolete on International E-waste Day - Right to Repair Europe

PRESS RELEASE: On 14 October, Microsoft will end free support for Windows 10, turning millions of PCs into avoidable e-waste. In the lead up to International Repair Day (18 October) we are pushing bac...

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 22d

🇪🇺 @r2reurope.bsky.social is urging @ec.europa.eu to introduce EU Ecodesign requirements for laptops, guaranteeing at least 15 years of software updates.

👉 Share and tag EU Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu: Europe needs longterm software updates for all devices.

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 22d

🌍 An international coalition of circular economy and digital rights experts, led by U.S. PIRG, is urging Microsoft to extend free, automatic support for Windows 10 via an open letter.

👉 Share this post and tag @microsoft.com

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 22d

🚨4 weeks until @microsoft.com ends free support for Windows 10, making 400 million PCs obsolete. And - ironically - it's happening on #EWasteDay, just days before #RepairDay.

We don’t have to accept fast tech. Communities worldwide are repairing, resisting, and demanding better ✊ find out how below

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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 26d

Fixfest 2025 is a wrap! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who came and shared your experience, skills and enthusiasm with us — whether you travelled from across the globe or simply from down the street in Hackney 💚

Let's keep working together for a more repairable world!

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This was Fixfest 2025

YouTube video by The Restart Project

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · Sep 3

With #Fixfest coming up this week, we thought we'd highlight a couple of sessions that focus on our shared struggle for a real #righttorepair. This includes a massive round-up of R2R around the world, and another session focusing in on progress in the UK. ⁠
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🔎 Explore the programme at fixfest.org

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · Sep 2

It took decades of collective effort to build the laws that protect people and nature. We cannot allow them to be undone in silence.

🕒 The consultation closes on 10 September. Add your voice today and make it count: handsoffnature.eu/take-action/

Take Action - Hands Off Nature

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · Sep 2

This won’t make us any richer, it will only diminish our quality of life and our children’s right to health. The Right to Repair Europe coalition is urging the Commission to strengthen - not weaken - laws that make sustainable and circular products more accessible and affordable.

Take Action - Hands Off Nature

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