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*'''Perverse incentive to add online features:''' Manufacturers may design their products with an unnecessary reliance on online features to use it as an enforcement mechanism, rather than adding value to the product. | *'''Perverse incentive to add online features:''' Manufacturers may design their products with an unnecessary reliance on online features to use it as an enforcement mechanism, rather than adding value to the product. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Switch 2 bricked.png|thumb|A screenshot from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s video by Scattered Brain], displaying his Switch 2 console being {{Wplink|Brick (electronics)|bricked}}.]] | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Some examples of disabling online features in retaliation include: | Some examples of disabling online features in retaliation include: | ||
*[[Nintendo Switch 2]] consoles disabling [[Nintendo Switch Online]] functionality when MIG Switch cartridges are detected.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Scattered Brain |date=16 Jun 2025 |title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s |access-date=18 Jun 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | *[[Nintendo Switch 2]] consoles disabling [[Nintendo Switch Online]] functionality when MIG Switch cartridges are detected.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Scattered Brain |date=16 Jun 2025 |title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s |access-date=18 Jun 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
*[[Molekule Air Purifier|Molekule Air Purifiers]] disabling Molekule Services (required for using the Molekule app) when third-party replacement filters are detected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=4 Oct 2025 |title=Air filters have DRM now 🤦♂️ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCu_n2Nddu0 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | *[[Molekule Air Purifier|Molekule Air Purifiers]] disabling Molekule Services (required for using the Molekule app) when third-party replacement filters are detected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=4 Oct 2025 |title=Air filters have DRM now 🤦♂️ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCu_n2Nddu0 |website=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=LCu_n2Nddu0 |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Anti-consumer practices]] | ||