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Apple ( AAPL ) says EU's Digital Markets Act is delaying features,

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Apple ( AAPL ) says it may not be able to solve ever DMA's demands

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iPhone maker urged regulators to reassess how the law

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Sept 24 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) said on Wednesday

that European Union users are experiencing delays in new

features and facing increased privacy and security risks due to

the bloc's landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), a sweeping

regulation which aims to rein in the power of Big Tech firms.

The iPhone maker urged regulators to reassess how the law

affects EU consumers who use its products, saying it will

continue to work to deliver new features while meeting legal

requirements.

The company said the law has forced it to postpone the

rollout of several features in the EU, including iPhone

Mirroring to Mac and Live Translation with AirPods, citing

engineering challenges.

Apple ( AAPL ), which sells millions of its devices and services in

the region, added that location-based features in Maps were also

postponed in the EU because DMA requires Apple ( AAPL ) to make certain

features work with non-Apple ( AAPL ) products or third-party developers

before releasing them.

The iPhone maker said it has not found a way to comply with

its demands without compromising user data and that its proposed

safeguards were rejected by the European Commission.

"It's become clear that we can't solve every problem the DMA

creates," Apple ( AAPL ) said.

"Over time, it's become clear that the DMA isn't helping

markets. It's making it harder to do business in Europe."

The European Commission did not immediately respond to a

Reuters request for comment.

Apple ( AAPL ) in June changed rules and fees in its App Store in the

EU to comply with the bloc's antitrust order.

The DMA, which came into force last year, requires large

tech firms to open up their platforms to competitors.

Apple ( AAPL ) said this has led to a "riskier, less intuitive" app

experience for EU users, with sideloading and alternative

marketplaces introducing threats such as scams, malware and

pornography apps, that were previously banned on the App Store.

The Trump administration has consistently criticised the

DMA, while the Commission firmly rebutted Trump's statement.

Apple ( AAPL ) asked the EU to repeal or significantly scale back the

regulation, Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. It did

not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside

regular business hours.

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