This is a relatively new thing. Apple only recently started listening to EU about banning stuff from app stores on the request of EU states.
AFAIK Italy banning Deepseek in January 2025 was the first and only time which Apple blanket banned a service from app stores under GDPR (as opposed to DSA).
AFAIK Italy banning Deepseek in January 2025 was the first and only time which Apple blanket banned a service from app stores under GDPR (as opposed to DSA).