Italy's antitrust agency opens probe into Apple App Store dominance
Italian antitrust agency AGCM has opened an investigation into Apple, alleging that the company disadvantages third-party developers with restrictive policies.
Italian antitrust agency AGCM has opened an investigation into Apple, alleging that the company disadvantages third-party developers with restrictive policies.
An administrative court judge in Italy has canceled a 200 million Euro retail collusion fine levied on Apple and Amazon.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reached Italy in his European tour, and has now received a honorary Master's Degree for Innovation and International Management.
Writing in an Italian magazine, Tim Cook has urged local developers to "take advantage of your skills," and join Apple in building the future.
Italy claims that Apple and Google are together profiting from the use of user data, without telling those users what the purposes are. Its regulator has now fined the companies 10 million euros ($11.2 million).
A fine totalling 203.2 million Euros has been imposed on Apple and Amazon by Italian regulators, following an antitrust investigation about retail collusion and price fixing.
The antitrust authority in Italy has concluded its investigation into Apple, Google, and others, and concluded that some of Apple's iCloud conditions are unlawful.
Apple Maps has rolled out Look Around nationwide in Italy, plus improved navigation, 3D buildings, and more including Siri natural language guidance.
Apple has transformed and preserved Rome's grand Palazzo Marignoli, making it the site of the 17th Apple Store in Italy.
Italy's Data Protection Authority has blocked access to TikTok for some users in the country who cannot prove their age, in the wake of the death of a 10-year-old girl attempting to take part in a dangerous "challenge."
Apple has been hit by a fine from the Italian Antitrust Authority for 10 million euro ($12M) over claims it misled consumers in marketing the water-resistance of its iPhones.
The antitrust authority in Italy has announced that it is investigating allegations over fairness and improper commercial practices over cloud services by Apple, Google, and Dropbox.
Apple and Amazon are accused of blocking the sale of Apple and Beats devices to legal but unauthorized resellers who might undercut prices.
Italy on Monday launched its COVID-19 contact tracing app based on the Apple-Google Exposure Notification API, becoming one of the first to be available to the public.
Apple has failed to overturn a 10 million euro ($11.1M) fine levied against it in 2018 by Italy, after a court rejected an appeal against the findings of an investigation over iPhone slowdowns caused by software updates.
Following some confusion over which stores may or may not reopen, Apple is now showing confirmed opening times from May 19 for approximately half of its stores in Italy.
Apple is closing all the Apple Store locations across Italy as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus, with all of the retail locations to be closed on Thursday and extending for an unknown period of time.
Hours after canceling Today at Apple sessions across Italy, Apple on Monday announced a number of its stores in the country will see reduced operating hours or closures to help mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus.
Apple is placing restrictions on employee travel to Italy and South Korea after cases of COVID-19 jumped in those countries.
The Italian government is reportedly preparing a tax on digital companies as part of its national budget for 2020. It's due to take effect from January and through a self-assessment system will levy a 3% tax on online transactions.
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