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If your country is not investigating or suing Apple over something, are you sure you live in an actual country?

Jumping into the fray this week are Russia, China, and Israel.

I download blog says a couple of law firms based in Moscow are gathering people to sue

Apple over the iPhone CPU slowdown situation.

Meanwhile, a piece from Apple Insider says Apple is facing yet another government-backed inquiry

into revelations of deliberate iPhone performance throttling as the Shanghai Consumer Council

reportedly sought answers on Monday. Apple insider cites a report from the

state-run Xinhua News Agency.

According to that, the Consumer Council has demanded the cause of the performance and

remedy measures, as well as complete information regarding the interests of consumers.

The piece has reported issues were up from 964 in 2015 to 2,615 in 2017.

That increase in complaints is said to have prompted the Council's inquiry, and they

are not interested in waiting for answers.

Apple has been given until Friday to submit its reply, according to Apple Insider.

The I Download blog piece covering the Russian suits says more than 30 class action lawsuits have been filed against Apple so far over the iPhone throttling issue,

spanning countries like Israel, France, and the United States.

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