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How “right to repair” trended on Hacker News

“Right to repair” was mentioned 10,593 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Jul 2021 with 305 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “right to repair” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “right to repair”

1. 1.Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair 1,536 points · 429 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
2. 2.One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks 1,331 points · 545 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms 1,064 points · 343 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair 1,014 points · 356 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
5. 5.A “right to repair” movement tools up 928 points · 305 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair Matters 907 points · 539 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Why We Must Fight for the Right to Repair Our Electronics 866 points · 258 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Support for right-to-repair laws slowly grows 707 points · 240 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
9. 9.The Fight for the “Right to Repair” 704 points · 318 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
10. 10.EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances 665 points · 412 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
11. 11.New York Senate passes Right to Repair bill 651 points · 196 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
12. 12.The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair 626 points · 84 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN

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