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Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones

BBC

By Tom Gerken
Technology reporter

January 8, 2024

Apple has begun making payments in a long-running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certain iPhones in the US.

Complainants will receive a cut of a $500m (£394m) settlement which works out to around $92 (£72) per claim.

Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit in 2020, stating at the time it denied any wrongdoing but was concerned with the cost of continuing litigation.

A similar case under way in the UK is seeking £1.6bn in compensation.

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