United Kingdom, Sept. 25 -- Apple has called for urgent changes to the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), warning the legislation could harm users, stifle innovation, and even force the company to reconsider shipping products in the bloc.

In a lengthy statement published on its newsroom, Apple said the DMA was already slowing the rollout of key features in Europe, including iPhone Mirroring, Visited Places in Maps, and Live Translation with AirPods.

The Cupertino-based company argued the law's requirement to make certain technologies work on non-Apple platforms first introduced significant privacy and security risks.

Apple warned: "If we shared them any sooner, we'd be fined and potentially forced to stop shipping our products...