By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026No iPhone owner is allowed to discuss how to do this with any other iPhone owner engaged in the same project, on penalty of a five year prison sentence. Obviously, this is ridiculous, and iPhones are just the tip of the iceberg. 51/ 1202 20
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026It's also true if you want to independent repair of powered wheelchairs, whose manufacture is controlled by a duopoly of private-equity firms that have all but abandoned spending on repair, leaving wheelchair users stuck in bed for months while they await service: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... 52/eff.orgWhen DRM Comes For Your WheelchairMaking it easier for people who use powered wheelchairs to get them fixed won’t solve all the other problems with powered wheelchairs: it won’t solve the problem of being forced to use indoor chairs o... 23111 31
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026This absurd situation is the same if you're blind and want to make use of an exemption that lets you reverse-engineer ebook formats so that you can run your ebooks through a Braille printer, screen reader or other assistive device. 53/ 1160 16
