Italy: Competition Authority opened investigations into Activision Blizzard over alleged misleading and aggressive commercial practices

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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…

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Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-01-16
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On 16 January 2026, the Italian Competition Authority opened two investigations into Activision Bli…