Overview
- Italy’s competition authority said Apple violated antitrust rules in the market for app developers.
- Regulators characterized the App Store as conferring an absolute dominant position over distribution.
- The decision faults conditions tied to user privacy as disproportionate and harmful to Apple’s commercial partners.
- Apple said it strongly disagrees with the finding and will appeal, asserting its privacy rules apply equally to all developers.
- The penalty adds to ongoing European scrutiny of Apple’s platform practices, following major EU and French actions in 2024 and 2025.