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Right to Repair/[email protected]English • 11 months ago

BIONIC EYE PATIENTS ARE GOING BLIND AGAIN AFTER MANUFACTURER DECIDES THEY'RE OBSOLETE (1 year old article)

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BIONIC EYE PATIENTS ARE GOING BLIND AGAIN AFTER MANUFACTURER DECIDES THEY'RE OBSOLETE (1 year old article)

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Right to Repair/[email protected]English • 11 months ago

Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They're Obsolete

Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.

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Right to repair would have saved these people, fuck greedy corporations, corrupt politicians and especially the governor of New York.

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