@ahchay @sinbad @KeefJudge I concur. All of the USB-C cables I used (for Raspberry Pi's charger, for the XBOX Series X|S controller, my Redmi Note 11), never had issues, nor are they easy to dislodge/pull from the port.
Wouldn't surprise me if Apple is making low-quality USB-C cables as some form of malicious compliance towards the EU. "See, we gave the customers USB-C, like you said! But you didn't say anything about quality!"