U.S. tech giant Apple (AAPL) has informed the European Commission that its Apple ad and Apple Maps services meet the thresholds set by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The commission now has 45 working days to decide whether to designate Apple as a "gatekeeper" for any of these services.

The EU has begun looking into whether Apple Maps and Apple Ads should be designated as "gatekeepers" and subject to greater regulation (via Reuters ).