Italy: Competition Authority investigations into Activision Blizzard over alleged misleading and aggressive commercial practices
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Competition Authority opened investigations into Activision Blizzard over alleged misleading and aggressive commercial practices
On 16 January 2026, the Italian Competition Authority opened two investigations into Activision Blizzard, a subsidiary of the Microsoft group, concerning potential misleading and aggressive commercial practices in the video games Diablo Immortal and…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority