Flexgate problem on MacBook Air M1

My MAC air m1 is blacking out display after opening the lid to certain angle and I’m out of warranty like 2 Months exceeding.. anyways I can get this done or any free program available for the same .. I just don’t feel like paying huge amount for a design flaw because I’m relating to the symptoms of damaged flexgate .. please help with this

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Posted on Jul 20, 2023 12:27 PM

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Jul 20, 2023 12:50 PM in response to neelam221

This is a user-to-user support forum. We can't do much about a hardware problem. I suggest you contact Apple directly:

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