Dare to repair: The fight for the right to repair
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<p>Many electronics manufacturers are making it harder for us, to fix our broken kit. There are claims that programmed obsolescence is alive and well, with mobile phone batteries designed to wear out after just 400 charges. They claim it's for safety or security reasons, but it pushes constant replacement and upgrades. But people are starting to fight back. Mark Miodownik talks to the fixers and repairers who are heading up the Right to Repair movement which is forcing governments to act, and making sustainability and value for money part of the consumer equation. </p><p>Producer: Fiona Roberts</p><p>(Photo: A pile of discarded computer circuit board. Credit: Tara Moore/Getty Images)</p>
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