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You bought it, but they can break it. Digital purchases shouldn’t vanish at a corporation’s whim. Senator @wyden.senate.gov urges the FTC to stop digital bait-and-switch sales.

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#DigitalRights #RightToOwn

March 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Internet Archive

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Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️

📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐

📆 Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...

#digitalrights #righttoown

January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Apples n Spice

@applesnspice.bsky.social

My kids are asking for vintage dvds for Christmas. They want to own their media. #RightToOwn

September 24, 2026 at 9:40 AM

MonriaTitans

@monriatitans.bsky.social

@legendarydrops.bsky.social | Legendary Drops | #Gaming #GamingIndustry #GamingNews #News #Sony #PlayStation #Ownership #ConsumerRights #RightToOwn #CorporateGreed #DynamicPrices #PriceHikes #Monopoly #NoDiscNoBuy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=COw-...

They aren't coming back from this

YouTube video by Legendary Drops

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September 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM

justinaquino

@justinaquinogi7b.bsky.social

youtube.com/shorts/rwne0... having the money to buy only the license to okay and not owning. #opensource #foss #indiegames #righttoown #rightorepair

NINTENDO's SWITCH 2 User Agreement #shorts

YouTube video by jacobweeby

youtube.com

May 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Per Axbom

@axbom.com

Anthropic disabling #Fable & #Mythos doesn’t teach us to switch to local tech. It teaches us not to over-rely on technology – that someone else controls – for thinking, working, learning or play.

So many getting that lesson wrong.

#IndieWeb #RightToRepair #FOSS #RightToOwn #ReadBooks #Solarpunk

June 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures

www.404media.co/medical-devi...

#RightToRepair #RightToOwn #RepealTheDMCA

Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures

Hospitals are increasingly being forced into maintenance contracts with device manufacturers, driving up costs.

www.404media.co

January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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@xeon379.bsky.social

THIS #Canada needs both Right to Repair and Right to Own (without subscriptions) Legislation to protect #Citizens from exactly this kind of #consumer corruption nonsense.

@mark-carney.bsky.social
@evansolomon.bsky.social
#RighttoRepair
#RighttoOwn

Josh Adams @joshadams.bsky.social · Jun 2

I want to buy a thing and own it. Not rent it. I don't want to pay a monthly fee to access it. I don't want it to be stored in the cloud. I have to pay a monthly fee for an app to tell me how many subscriptions I'm paying for. It's insanity. We pay memberships for things that have ads. Why?

June 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM

justinaquino

@justinaquinogi7b.bsky.social

youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ?... #clippy #consumerrights #righttoown

Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious

YouTube video by Louis Rossmann

youtu.be

August 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

gizmodo.com/kamala-picki...

> The Minnesota governor signed one of the country’s most consequential and expansive laws aimed at helping people fix their own stuff.

#RightToRepair #RightToOwn

Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

The Minnesota governor signed one of the country’s most consequential and expansive laws aimed at helping people fix their own stuff.

gizmodo.com

August 7, 2024 at 2:56 AM

justinaquino

@justinaquinogi7b.bsky.social

youtu.be/CtcLvXBKE80?... do what you can. #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #DigitalSovereignty #RightToOwn #AntiCensorship #OpenSource #FOSS #LibreSoftware #DigitalFreedom #EthicalTech #CommunityTech #TransparencyPH #Accountability #GoodGovernancePH #BuildBetter

THIS is what it means to be a clippy

YouTube video by Louis Rossmann

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September 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

FTC Sues John Deere Over Its Repair Monopoly

www.404media.co/ftc-sues-joh...

John Deere 2024

Eliminates DEI
$7 billion in profits
CEO John C. May $26 million compensation

#RightToRepair #RightToOwn #CapitalismKills

FTC Sues John Deere Over Its Repair Monopoly

Deere "has illegally restricted the ability of farmers and independent technicians to repair Deere equipment, including tractors and combines."

www.404media.co

January 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM

WildFyr / Zoe

@wildfyr.bsky.social

#stopkillinggames #drmismalware #righttoown

Nick @nickex.bsky.social · Jun 29

Not as quite many as 2 days ago, but it's still a lot of signatures regardless. there still might be a chance of things going through.

June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

Pluralistic: Google’s new phones can’t stop phoning home from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net/2024/10/08/w...

#PrivacyMatters #RightToOwn #Pixel

October 8, 2024 at 9:22 PM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair

www.404media.co/appliance-an...

#RightToRepair #PassSection828 #RightToOwn

Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair

The U.S. military deals with the same repair monopolies consumers do.

www.404media.co

August 28, 2024 at 4:20 PM

mvario

@mvario.bsky.social

Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” | Ars Technica

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...

> "Completely ridiculous."

#RightToOwn #RightToRepair