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Euroconsumers, the advocacy group bringing the action, said in a statement Wednesday that the class-action lawsuits cover up to 2 million iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus devices in Belgium, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Apple has faced public backlash② and legal action around the world after it admitted in 2017 that software updates designed to prevent the batteries in older iPhones from crashing also slowed the devices down. Last month, Apple paid $113 million to settle an investigation into the matter by 34 American states, including California and Arizona. “We’re being asked to be treated with the same fairness and respect as US consumers,” head of policy and enforcement at Euroconsumers told CNN Business. “We have never — and would never — do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product or degrade③ the user experience to drive customer upgrades,” Apple said in a statement in response to the new lawsuits. (CNN)

权益组织“欧洲消费者”向苹果公司提起诉讼并于12月2日发表声明称，集体诉讼覆盖比利时、西班牙、意大利和葡萄牙等国的200多万台苹果6、6 Plus、6S及6S Plus设备。2017年，苹果公司承认，软件更新不仅是为了防止电池崩溃，还旨在降低设备运行速度，这在全球范围内引起公众的反感，苹果公司也因此收到来自世界各地的法律诉讼。上个月，苹果公司支付了1.13亿美元，以解决包括加州和亚利桑那州在内的美国34个州对此事的调查。“欧洲消费者”组织政策执行主管告诉美国有线电视新闻网：“我们要求得到和美国消费者一样的公平和尊重。”苹果公司发表了一份声明回应这些新诉讼，声明中说：“我们从来没有也永远不会故意缩短苹果产品的寿命或降低用户体验来推动客户升级换代。”

【注释】

① lawsuit: [ˈlɔːsuːt] n. a claim or complaint against somebody that a person or an organization can make in court 诉讼，官司(尤指非刑事案件)

② backlash: [ˈbæklæʃ] n. a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society 强烈抵制，激烈反对

③ degrade: [dɪˈɡreɪd] v. to make something become worse, especially in quality 使退化

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