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At FULU, we believe that people should control the tech they bought and own.

The Problem

Companies sell us products but retain control, limiting how we use, repair, customize, and even access them.

You think you own your car, but the manufacturer charges a subscription to unlock more horsepower.

You bought a video game, but the publisher destroys it by shutting down the servers.

You try to fix your dishwasher, but you can't do it without calling the manufacturer.

This isn't convenience.

It's control.

And it's creeping into every part of our digital lives, one "update" at a time. If we don't act now, we risk locking future generations into a world where everything is leased, nothing is owned, and the power lies in the hands of companies, not consumers.

FULU's Role

FULU was founded to stand up to the anti-ownership agenda. We're reclaiming the idea that when you buy something, it belongs to you. Not your service provider. Not the company that made it. You.

Expose

We research and document companies' anti-ownership practices. Whether it's digital locks, legal threats, or privacy violations, we pull back the curtain and make the truth public.

Educate

We translate complex laws, policy concepts, and technical barriers into accessible stories and ideas that people can understand. We empower users with knowledge through YouTube, the Consumer Rights Wiki, and our newsletter.

Unite

We build coalitions. Whether you're a fixer, a farmer, a gamer, an activist-or you just own an internet-connected refrigerator-your ownership rights are under attack. Bringing our voices together is the best way to make sure they're heard.

Reform

We support legal and legislative efforts to replace anti-consumer laws with ones that protect our right to own the devices and media that we bought.

“There are many things that make it hard to fix things now; willful actions from manufacturers to limit access to parts & schematics. I talked about this to try and spark mainstream recognition of the "Right to Repair" movement.
Restrictions placed on repair were just a canary-in the-coal-mine for many of the anti-ownership, anti-consumer practices that would become common in every industry, which I discuss & try to push back against every day.” Louis Rossmann

The FULU Foundation website

We have an enshittification database, a website called consumerrights.wiki.
“We are looking to create the best database of every company and every incident of this type of anti-ownership garbage happening, because we want to push back against it. Whether you're trying to create new policy to push back against this, or whether you're trying to remove bad old policy to push back against this, I want you to have the best digital treasure trove ov every single incident, so that we can make sure that this is not the future that we live in. And I love to have as much collaboration with you as possible. I want to help you as much as possible. That's what we're here for. I want to try and get as many people putting information into this database.” Louis Rossmann

The consumer rights' violations encyclopaedia website of the FULU Foundation

The FULU Foundation founder Louis Rossmann's Youtube channel

Louis Rossmann, founder, FULU Foundation fulu.org

Louis Rossmann talks about FULU Foundation, their consumer rights' violations encyclopaedia website, their bounties and the Norwegian Consumer Council's video on enshittification:

Norwegian Government comes out swinging on enshittification

Louis Rossmann: Futurehome CEO threatens police action after I offer $5,000 bounty to free his ransomed customers:

Futurehome CEO threatens police action after I offer $5,000 bounty to free his ransomed customers

The FULU Foundation bounties' webpage

A Wired magazine article on the FULU Foundation's bounties

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Contributi correlati, Problemi / related Contributions, Problems:

Make it shitty: the phenomenon of Enshittification
Norwegian Consumer Council, FULU Foundation

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Make it shitty: the phenomenon of Enshittification
Norwegian Consumer Council, FULU Foundation

Contributi correlati, Denunce / related Contributions, Denouncements:

Make it shitty: the phenomenon of Enshittification
Norwegian Consumer Council, FULU Foundation

Contributi correlati, Proposte / related Contributions, Proposals:

Make it shitty: the phenomenon of Enshittification
Norwegian Consumer Council, FULU Foundation