I’ve kept up with this over the years (decades?).  The protection mechanisms for anti-piracy have made many devices unrepairable.  Note that this is more of an American problem, that many DRM systems aren’t used in the rest of the world.  What I didn’t realize is that this has begun to reach into places I didn’t expect.  Like John Deere tractors.  From The Conversation.

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping