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| Jul 15, 2026 | EU Forces Meta to Reopen WhatsApp to ChatGPT After Rare Antitrust Order | By William Chan
Published: Jul 15 2026, 7:32 AM EDT
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| Jul 9, 2026 | Recensioni online: la fiducia dei consumatori passa anche dallo scontrino | Le recensioni sono una delle leve più importanti con cui orientiamo le nostre scelte d’acquisto. Prima di prenotare un ristorante, scegliere un albergo o comprare un prodotto online, quasi tutti diamo un’occhiata a cosa ne pensano gli altri... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Apple Loses DMA Gatekeeper Fight: EU Court Closes Interoperability Challenge Window | By William Chan
Published: Jul 08 2026, 10:28 PM EDT
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| Apr 2, 2026 | Revolut slapped with eight-figure fine in Italy over misleading customers | Revolut has been slapped with a fine by the Italian competition watchdog after being accused of misleading customers over its fees and terms of its investment products.
The London-based fintech giant is expected to cough up €11.5m (£10m) af... |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over skincare marketing to children | Italy’s competition authority is investigating cosmetic brands Sephora and Benefit for marketing skincare to children.
The regulator said “insidious” marketing practises on social media and in-store are fuelling an unhealthy obsession with ... |
| Mar 23, 2026 | UK's Trustpilot fined $4.6 million by Italian regulator for misleading consumers | March 23 : Italy's competition regulator on Monday slapped a fine of 4 million euros ($4.6 million) on online review platform Trustpilot and its units for failing to adequately verify the authenticity of reviews and for misleading consumers... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Meta Faces Potential EU Action Over WhatsApp AI Restrictions | The European Union has warned Meta it may be forced to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots, as regulators step up scrutiny of the amid concerns they could damage competition across Europe.
The European Commission said Meta’s approach risked ... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Amazon to appeal against Italian antitrust fine, even after it was cut | ROME, Jan 14 : U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon said on Wednesday it would appeal against a decision by an Italian court that reduced a fine imposed by the country's antitrust regulator as it believes it should not be charged at all.
On Monday,... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Meta to exclude Italy from rival chatbot ban on WhatsApp | BRUSSELS, Jan 12 : Meta Platforms will exclude Italy from its ban on rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp following an order from the country's antitrust authority, according to a notice sent to AI providers and developers seen by Reuters.
The Ita... |
| Dec 25, 2025 | Италия обязала Meta* приостановить политику WhatsApp, блокирующую конкурирующие AI‑чатботы | Антимонопольный регулятор Италии (AGCM) потребовал от компании Meta* Platforms временно приостановить новую политику, по которой сторонним провайдерам искусственного интеллекта запрещается использовать бизнес‑инструменты WhatsApp для запуск... |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Italy watchdog orders Meta to halt WhatsApp terms barring rival AI chatbots | MILAN, Dec 24 : Italy's antitrust authority (AGCM) on Wednesday ordered Meta Platforms to suspend contractual terms that could shut rival AI chatbots out of WhatsApp, as it investigates the U.S. tech group for suspected abuse of a dominant... |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Apple Hit With $115M Fine by Italian Competition Authority | Image from BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash
For some time now, Apple has been on the wrong side of several privacy laws, most recently a fine of over €93 million ($115.4 million) from the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM).
An investigation... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Itália multa Apple por considerar que recurso de privacidade é abusivo | Apple vai recorrer da decisão (ilustração: Vitor Pádua/Tecnoblog)
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A Autoridade Italiana para Concorrência multou a Apple em 98,6 milhões de euros por considerar o App... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Meet with G7 Enforcement Partners in Rome to Discuss the Challenges of Ensuring Competition in AI | The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers Summit yesterday and today to discuss how enforcers and policymakers can ensure healthy competition... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Participate in Summit with G7 Enforcement Partners on Artificial Intelligence Competition Challenges | The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers Summit to discuss ways to ensure competition in artificial intelligence (AI)-related technologies, ... |
| Aug 12, 2024 | UK antitrust watchdog launches inquiry into Synopsys’ $35B Ansys acquisition
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Join the community that incl ...... | The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, is looking into Synopsys Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Ansys Inc. for $35 billion.
The antitrust regulator announced its inquiry today. To determine whether Ansys’ sale may hurt market ... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Italy Fines Amazon for Alleged Unfair Commercial Practices Over Recurring Purchase Option | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 25 April 2024, 03:04 am
Italy's competition authority AGCM has imposed a fine of 10 million euros ($10.6 million) on two Amazon companies for allegedly engaging in unfair commercial practices related to online pur... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | TikTok оштрафовали в Италии из-за расследования: соцсеть продвигала контент с повреждением кожи | Итальянский орган по защите конкуренции и прав потребителей AGCM оштрафовал TikTok почти на $11 млн после расследования проблем безопасности алгоритмов. В прошлом году власти начали расследование по делу о «французских шрамах», в ходе котор... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | TikTok fined in Italy after ‘French scar’ challenge led to consumer safety probe | Italy’s competition and consumer authority, the AGCM, has fined TikTok €10 million (almost $11 million) following a probe into algorithmic safety concerns.
The authority opened an investigation last year into a “French scar” challenge in wh... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Italy Antitrust Watchdog Slaps TikTok with 10 Million Euro Fine Over Content Moderation Failures | John Lopez, Tech Times 14 March 2024, 07:03 am
Italy's antitrust regulator has recently taken a firm stance against TikTok, issuing a hefty fine of 10 million euros ($10.94 million) for the platform's failure to adequately moderate content.... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Inside the rise of Chiara Ferragni, the social media mega-star who's been accused of misleading followers into buying a charity cake | Culture Inside the rise of Chiara Ferragni, the social media mega-star who's been accused of misleading followers into buying a charity cake
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| Jul 31, 2023 | Italy accepts data portability offer from Google to settle antitrust complaint | Italy’s competition authority has settled a probe of Google focused on data portability after accepting commitments from the tech giant that look set to make it easier for users to take their data elsewhere, the AGCM said today.
The watchdo... |
| May 11, 2023 | Apple’s ATT faces competition probe in Italy | Apple is facing another antitrust investigation in Europe over privacy rules it applies to third-party apps running on its mobile platform which affect their ability to track iOS users in order to target them with advertising.
Italy’s compe... |
| Mar 21, 2023 | TikTok ‘French Scar’ challenge triggers safety probe in Italy | TikTok has another problem to add to its growing pile: Italy’s consumer watchdog has opened an investigation over user safety concerns — stepping in after a so-called “French scar” challenge went viral on the video sharing platform in which... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink | Enlarge
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| Sep 14, 2022 | HP continues to pay for abruptly blocking third-party ink from its printers | Enlarge
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| Jul 14, 2022 | Google faces fresh antitrust probe in Italy after data portability complaint | Italy’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Google over concerns it has abused a dominant position by hindering data portability rights which are afforded to individuals under the European Union’s General Data Protection R... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Amazon получила рекордный для интернет-гигантов штраф в Европе | О наложении штрафа на Amazon сообщается на сайте антимонопольного управления Италии.
Сумма штрафа составила 1,1 млрд евро. Отмечается, что это рекордный штраф для американских компаний-гигантов, выписанный европейскими органами правопорядка... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Italy fines Amazon $1.3 billion, saying it hurts other sellers | Milan — Italy's antitrust authority on Thursday fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.3 billion), accusing the company of exploiting its dominant position against independent sellers on its website in violation of European Union competition r... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Italy hands Amazon €1 billion fine for anti-competitive practices | The Italian Competition Authority, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (ACGM), has fined Amazon €1.13 billion for abusing its position in the country's brokerage services market, where it holds 'absolute dominance'.
The ACGM is... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Italy fines Amazon $1.3 billion for abusing its market position | Italy’s competition authority announced that it had fined Amazon €1.129 billion, or roughly $1.3 billion at today’s exchange rate. According to the antitrust watchdog, Amazon has abused its dominant market position and pushed third-party se... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Итальянский антимонопольный регулятор оштрафовал Amazon на $1,3 млрд | Итальянский регулятор оштрафовал Amazon на €1,129 млрд, или $1,3 млрд за злоупотребление доминирующим положением на рынке логистических услуг. По словам антимонопольного ведомства, Amazon подталкивает продавцов использовать свой логистическ... |
| Dec 4, 2021 | This Week in Apps: Apple and Google’s best apps of the year, Amazon Appstore fails, Twitter’s new CEO | Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.
The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 bill... |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Italy fines Apple and Google for ‘aggressive’ data practices | Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) which has found they did not provide their users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data — in violation of the cou... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Италия оштрафовала Amazon и Apple суммарно на 228 млн | Антимонопольное агентство Италии оштрафовало Amazon и Apple на 228 млн долларов. Все произошло после расследования, согласно которому IT-гиганты сотрудничают друг с другом для того, чтобы препятствовать конкуренции на торговой площадке.
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| Nov 23, 2021 | Italy fines Apple, Amazon $225M in ‘antitrust’ action | More On: apple
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| Nov 23, 2021 | Italy fines Amazon and Apple $230M over alleged reseller collusion | Amazon and Apple have been hit with almost $230 million (€203 million) in total fines by Italy’s antitrust authority — following an investigation into reselling of Apple and (Apple-owned) Beats kit on Amazon’s Italian e-commerce marketplace... |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Антимонопольный регулятор Италии оштрафовал Amazon на 1,13 млрд евро | 9 декабря Итальянский антимонопольный регулятор (Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, AGCM) наложил штраф на Amazon в размере 1,13 млрд евро за злоупотребление доминирующим положением на рынке.
AGCM доказала, что Amazon настойч... |
| May 13, 2021 | Италия оштрафовала Google за отказ размещать приложение в Google Play | Николай Чикишев 13 мая 2021, 15:41 Италия оштрафовала Google за отказ размещать приложение в Google Play
Итальянские власти оштрафовали компанию Google за отказ от размещения в магазине Google Play приложения для поиска зарядных станций для... |
| May 13, 2021 | Google hit with $123M antitrust fine in Italy over Android Auto | Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position.
The case relates to Android Auto, a modified version of Google’s mobile OS intended for in-car use, and specificall... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Apple is Being Sued Over Waterproof iPhone Claims | Apple's marketing and build quality of its iPhone is being questioned after a class action complaint was filed against the company for its waterproof claims.
The complaint, raised by an individual in New York, refutes the waterproof qualiti... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Facebook fined again in Italy for misleading users over what it does with their data | Facebook has been fined again by Italy’s competition authority — this time the penalty is €7 million (~$8.4M) — for failing to comply with an earlier order related to how it informs users about the commercial uses it makes of their data.
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| Dec 1, 2020 | European regulator hits Apple with a fine over iPhone water-resistance claims | Enlarge / The iPhone 11 Pro Max.
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| Dec 1, 2020 | Apple снова оштрафовали. Теперь за обман пользователей | Николай Чикишев 1 декабря 2020, 12:39 Apple снова оштрафовали. Теперь за обман пользователей
Итальянское Управление по охране конкуренции и рынка оштрафовало компанию Apple за обман покупателей. Речь идет о рекламе iPhone и недостоверной ин... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | iPhones “à prova d’água” rendem multa de € 10 milhões à Apple | Talvez você se lembre que, em setembro, o Procon-SP notificou a Apple por não cobrir danos que iPhones sofreram após contato com água — os aparelhos são promovidos como tendo esse tipo de proteção. No Brasil, o assunto não avançou até agora... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Google’s display advertising business is under antitrust probe in Italy | Italy’s competition authority has opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s display ad business — adding another allegation of abuse of a dominant position to the tech giant’s regulatory woes.
In a press release announcing the action ... |
| Sep 8, 2020 | В Италии начались антимонопольные расследования против Apple, Google и Dropbox | Александра Кукуть 8 сентября 2020, 13:09 В Италии начались антимонопольные расследования против Apple, Google и Dropbox
Итальянский антимонопольный регулятор запустил расследования в отношении облачных хранилищ Apple, Dropbox и Google. Этом... |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox probed over ‘unfair’ T&Cs in Italy | Italy’s competition authority has opened an investigation into cloud storage services operated by Apple, Dropbox and Google, in response to a number of complaints alleging unfair commercial practices.
In a press release announcing the probe... |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Facebook’s dodgy defaults face more scrutiny in Europe | Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched proceedings against Facebook for failing to fully inform users about the commercial uses it makes of their data.
At the same time, a German court has today upheld a consumer group’s rig... |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Italian consumer watchdog hands down €15M in fines to Apple and Samsung for slowing devices | Italy’s Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato, roughly equivalent to this America’s FTC, has fined Apple and Samsung a total of $15 million for the companies’ practice of forcing updates on consumers that may slow or break their ... |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Owner of company that wrote fake TripAdvisor reviews may be first to get jail time | TripAdvisor, one of the world’s biggest travel review sites, wants the world to know that it won’t turn a blind eye to fake reviews.
To get that point across, the Needham, Mass.-based site commended the nine-month jail sentence and $9,300 f... |
| Jan 18, 2018 | Italy's Consumer Watchdog Officially Launched Proceedings against Apple and Samsung Regarding Product Obsolescence
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| Oct 17, 2016 | Drug maker fined for shorting supplies of cancer drugs in order to raise prices | Italian antitrust authorities last Friday fined Aspen Pharmacare, a large drug maker based in South Africa, nearly $5.5 million for halting supplies of several cancer drugs as a negotiating tactic designed to boost prices by as much as 1,50... |
| May 30, 2012 | Apple reportedly gobbling up tiny Italian audio software firm Redmatica | reader comments 16 with 16 posters participating
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| Возврат предустановленной Windows: Lenovo должна выплатить 20 000 евро в качестве компенсации ущерба | В историческом судебном решении в Италии по делу, возбужденному сторонником FSFE Лукой Бонисси, суд обязал Lenovo выплатить 20 000 евро в качестве компенсации ущерба за оскорбительное поведение, отказавшись возместить стоимость предустановл... |
| Italy slaps a $11 million fine on TikTok for failing to keep the platform safe for minors over ‘French scar’ challenge | TikTok is facing the music from every direction.
Just as it faces existential questions in the U.S., the social media application was slapped with a €10 million ($11 million) fine by Italy on Thursday for not being thorough in checking cont... |
| Amazon fined $1.28 billion by Italy’s antitrust regulators | The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) said Thursday that Amazon had harmed competing operators in the e-commerce logistics service.
Regulators around the world are clamping down on Big Tech platforms. |
