Italy Opens Formal Antitrust Probe Into Apple's iCloud Controls

Italy's competition regulator opened a formal investigation into Apple on 16 June 2026, alleging breach of the EU's Digital Markets Act. The probe focuses on iCloud interoperability obligations—Apple must grant third-party cloud services fair access under the DMA. This adds pressure alongside March 2025 EU directives on compliance measures and an April 2025 settlement on user choice screens.