Italian Antitrust opens probe into Apple over cloud services

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Italian Antitrust opens probe into Apple over cloud services

First time authority uses its powers under article 38 of the EU's Digital Markets Act

ROME,

16 June 2026, 10:26

ANSA English Desk

- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The Italian Antitrust Authority said

Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Apple for

allegedly breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) in

relation to cloud services.

It that, while Apple is obliged ensure that third-party

providers are granted free and effective interoperability with

the iOS and iPadOS operating systems under the act, it has

evidence that third-party consumer-cloud providers may not be

placed on an equal footing as Apple's iCloud.

"This is because they appear to lack access to the same features

used by or otherwise made available to iCloud," the authority

said.

"For example, it appears that Apple does not allow alternative

cloud storage services to use the iOS and iPadOS features

enabling end users to perform a full backup of their devices'

data, while those same features are available to Apple's

iCloud".

The Antitrust said the launch of the probe marked the first time

is has used its powers under article 38 of the DMA to implement

EU regulations in the digital sector.

It said the investigation was launched in close cooperation with

the European Commission and the findings will be shared with it

to support it in its role as sole DMA enforcer.

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