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A |     LONDON -- Elon Musk's social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter. The company said late Tuesday that it has started trying out the annual subscription method for new and unverified accounts. The program, dubbed Not a Bot, won't apply to existing users. It's not clear why it only applies to New Zealand and the Philippines or why those countries were chosen. “This new test was developed to bolster our already successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount,” the X support account tweeted. “It is not a profit driver.” Since Musk bought X a year ago, he has introduced a slew of changes such as renaming the platform and gutting its workforce — including its content moderation team. Outside watchdog groups say the changes have allowed misinformation to thrive on the platform, a problem that exploded after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. Musk previously turned to premium subscriptions as a tactic to boost the financially struggling platform’s revenue. One of his first product moves was to shake up the site's blue check verification system by launching a service granting checks to anyone willing to pay $8 a month. A flood of impostor accounts forced the service's temporary suspension days after launch.Under the test, new subscribers will get access to basic functions like posting content, liking or bookmarking posts, and reposting, quoting or replying to posts from other accounts. The platform said new users who don't subscribe will only be able to read posts, watch videos and follow other accounts.。北京时间1月14日，苹果韩国法定代表人今天表示，韩国最高反垄断机构不应干预苹果与当地移动运营商之间的商业交易，而应遵守市场规则。苹果在汉城BKL律师事务所的法定代表人兼合伙人Ok Keum Seok表示：“苹果与韩国电信（SKT、KT和LG Uplus）之间的商业交易已经谈判了很长时间，是市场机制下的合法交易。韩国公平贸易委员会（FTC）不应在这方面浪费资源。如果苹果面临联邦贸易委员会的处罚，它将为外国公司在韩国做生意树立一个坏的先例。这项宣布是在联邦贸易委员会即将举行第二次协商会议的时候发布的。在周三的磋商中，苹果将为联邦贸易委员会的指控辩护。FTC怀疑苹果韩国不公平地将iPhone销售给当地移动运营商的成本，包括广告成本、会议成本和维护成本。联邦贸易委员会在2016年和2017年对苹果韩国办事处进行了两次突击检查，并在去年4月向苹果发送了一份审查报告，要求苹果解释其不公平行为。”苹果和电信之间的所有业务都是基于十多年前苹果进入韩国市场时签订的合同。

B | 当时，苹果无法签署有利于苹果的合同，因为当地的手机市场被韩国公司占据了主导地位。苹果的iPhone于2008年首次通过本土运营商KT进入韩国市场。随后，韩国运营商skt和lg uplus在2011年和2014年与苹果签订了销售合同。苹果表示，自那以后，合同条款没有改变，但随着iPhone在韩国市场份额的增加，苹果的广告成本也随之增加。Oh Keum Seok声称，由于合同保密，具体金额无法披露。联邦贸易委员会主席金桑乔（Kim Sang-jo）表示，他将在第二次协商会议上从经济角度审视苹果的问题。

C | 联邦贸易委员会和苹果都将邀请经济学教授参加。

D | 第三次和最后一次协商会议将在下个月底举行，届时将作出罚款决定。如果苹果被判有罪，该公司将面临高达其销售额2%的罚款。除罚款外，联邦贸易委员会还可能要求苹果对交易条款进行修改。苹果担心这将在全球市场上树立先例，并产生更大的影响。联邦贸易委员会没有置评。2013年，苹果因控制iPhone的成本而被台湾罚款7亿韩元（62万美元）。去年，苹果因对法国运营商采取不公平措施而被罚款640亿韩元。