# Mandatory Right to Repair actions

There's definitely been [growing support toward government action](https://web.archive.org/web/20190620114605/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/06/hackers-farmers-and-doctors-unite-support-for-right-to-repair-laws-slowly-grows/) around the Right to Repair, which broadly empowers the individual to choose their services. The government *might* enforce the Right to Repair, but it's too soon to tell:

- [2018-04 The USA's FTC is now enforcing the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act that outlaws the claim of "warranty void if removed" for consumers](https://web.archive.org/web/20180415075802/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal).
- [2019-12 Nebraska's farmers have voted nearly unanimously for the Right to Repair](https://web.archive.org/web/20191211230958/https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/nebraska-farmers-vote-overwhelmingly-right-repair).
- [2020-03 The EU is now requiring that smartphone manufacturers provide security updates for at least 5 years](https://web.archive.org/web/20200312042613/https://www.xda-developers.com/eu-right-to-repair-laws-update-smartphone/).
- [2020-11 Massachusetts now requires automakers to open up telematics for owners and car mechanics](https://web.archive.org/web/20201104081511/https://www.engadget.com/motor-vehicle-data-question-1-081059455.html).
- [2021-01 Europe is guaranteeing Right to Repair](https://web.archive.org/web/20210111085029/https://reasonstobecheerful.world/europe-guarantee-right-to-repair-ifixit/).
- [2021-06 New York's Senate has passed a Right to Repair bill](https://web.archive.org/web/20210611061002/https://www.ifixit.com/News/50722/victory-new-york-senate-passes-landmark-right-to-repair-bill).
- [2022-03 The EU now requires electronics to have user-replaceable batteries "with standard tools"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220313131811/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/dodgy-technology/not-dodgy-at-all-and-long-overdue-user-replaceable-batteries/), [effective 2027](https://archive.is/20230713233209/https://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/).
- [2022-06 The FTC has taken an action against Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse, stating that they're illegally restricting customers' right to repair](https://web.archive.org/web/20220624020056/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/06/ftc-takes-action-against-harley-davidson-westinghouse-illegally-restricting-customers-right-repair-0).
- [2023-04 Colorado's governor has signed a Right to Repair law against John Deere](https://web.archive.org/web/20230426184504/https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1011_signed.pdf), which [was passed shortly after it was penned](https://web.archive.org/web/20230603121706/https://www.ifixit.com/News/73291/colorado-approves-first-ever-agricultural-right-to-repair-bill). However, [John Deere had agreed a few months prior as well to allow the Right to Repair](https://web.archive.org/web/20230109043115/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913).
- [2023-06 The UK Competition and Markets Authority have prevented Microsoft from merging with Activision Blizzard](https://web.archive.org/web/20230603101224/https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/big-tech-blocked-microsoft-stopped).
- [2023-06 The EU has ruled that batteries must be "more sustainable, more durable, and better-performing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230614113043/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230609IPR96210/making-batteries-more-sustainable-more-durable-and-better-performing).