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Fixing our relationship with electronics. Pro #RighttoRepair. Founding member of @r2reurope.bsky.social https://therestartproject.org/
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 21h
Have you been tempted to volunteer at local repair events but haven’t taken the leap?

The How To session will give you the skills and knowledge to feel ready to take repairing to the next level: tinyurl.com/BarbHTF

This session is possible in part due to funding from @citybridgefndn.bsky.social
How To: Fix Electricals & Join the Repair Movement
Keen to develop your electrical fixing skills? Join us for a hands-on session at the Barbican Centre!
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 21h
We're celebrating International #RepairDay at the Barbican Centre with an exciting session for those at any point in their repairing journey! 🪛🧰🔧
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 2d
It's hard to believe that Fixfest ended a month ago! If you weren't able to make it or if you're just as sad as us that it's over, we've just released our recap of this year's edition 💥⁠
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You can find session recordings, shared notes, a photo album and more at: fixfest.org
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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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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 13d
There are some really exciting events coming up this #RepairDay, happening in 30+ countries! So we thought we'd highlight some cool events and celebrate our international friends 💚⁠
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Find the full map of events at: RepairDay.org⁠
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 21d
There are currently too many barriers to repair and reuse. We need the government to make it a priority that repair is accessible and affordable, and that reusing our resources instead of wasting them becomes the norm.

✉️ Read the letter: therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/business-letter-2
We’ve let the new DEFRA minister know that repair and reuse is popular, can you help?  - The Restart Project
The circular economy risks dropping off the government's agenda, so we re-sent DEFRA our open letter from business and community leaders.
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 21d
The circular economy, and along with it repair and reuse, could be slipping down the political agenda.

That’s why we have reissued a joint letter to Emma Reynolds, reflecting the support of 40 businesses, NGOs and networks, for policies put forward in the #RepairReuseDeclaration. ⁠
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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
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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
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 27d
🚨 WE'RE HIRING 🚨⁠
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We're looking for a dynamic, organised and collaborative person to be our new Fixing Factory Co-Lead. ⁠

For more information on the role and how to apply, visit: therestartproject.org/about/jobs/
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Deadline: 10am on 29th September⁠
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Lee Grant @tnargeel.com · Sep 4
Had a fabulous night at The Fixing Factory with @therestartproject.org for #Fixfest 2025.

Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub…

…then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering…

🙌🛠️❤️

#RightToRepair
Kyle Weins from iFixit demonstrates the iFixit FixHub The Fixing Factory Hackney Learning to solder at The Fixing Factory, Hackney.
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Sep 2
We're so excited to see the community this week at #Fixfest 2025! 🎉
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We thought we'd share some highlights in the lead up to the event to let you know what a treat you're in for. ⁠
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🔎 Explore the programme at fixfest.org
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Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik.bsky.social · Aug 28
Do have a listen!
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Aug 28
@markmiodownik.bsky.social is simply really good at turning people who are apathetic about the material things in our world, into enthusiasts 🪨 🫧
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We talked about the Big Repair Project, the potential for self-repairing electronics and more!
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🎧️Listen now therestartproject.org/podcast/mark...
Restart Podcast Ep. 101: Engineering our repairable future, with Mark Miodownik
We spoke to author, engineer and communicator, Mark Miodownik about how he gets people excited about repair and his vision for a more repairable future.
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Aug 28
@markmiodownik.bsky.social is simply really good at turning people who are apathetic about the material things in our world, into enthusiasts 🪨 🫧
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We talked about the Big Repair Project, the potential for self-repairing electronics and more!
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🎧️Listen now therestartproject.org/podcast/mark...
Restart Podcast Ep. 101: Engineering our repairable future, with Mark Miodownik
We spoke to author, engineer and communicator, Mark Miodownik about how he gets people excited about repair and his vision for a more repairable future.
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Aug 11
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Aug 11
We’re excited to share a preview of the Fixfest 2025 programme!

Including talks on the latest R2R news, hands-on workshops, discussions about global repair initiatives, and the UK premiere of a documentary about Repair Cafés 🪛🎬

🎟️ Visit fixfest.org to find out more and book your ticket today
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