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Italy Launches First DMA Probe into Apple's iCloud Backup

6/16/2026

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Italy’s Competition and Market Authority opened its first Digital Markets Act probe into Apple’s iCloud-only iOS backup access.
Regulators say the practice breaches the DMA’s interoperability rules because rivals cannot use the same iOS components, covering Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd, and Apple Italia S.r.l.
Findings will be sent to the European Commission, the sole body able to enforce the DMA.

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Story summary

Italy’s Competition and Market Authority opened its first Digital Markets Act probe into Apple’s iCloud-only iOS backup access.
Regulators say the practice breaches the DMA’s interoperability rules because rivals cannot use the same iOS components, covering Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd, and Apple Italia S.r.l.
Findings will be sent to the European Commission, the sole body able to enforce the DMA.