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FTC Roasts Manufacturer Excuses in Right-to-Repair Report

by Joel Hruska

Photo by Pascal Deloche/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The FTC has published its final report on manufacturer-imposed repair restrictions in the United States and whether citizens are being treated fairly. It concludes they very much are not in a far-ranging 56-page document that evaluates every explanation various companies have provided for why they limit the right of Americans to repair products…

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