French antitrust agency probing Microsoft over Bing access
ReutersFeb 10, 2025 5:00 PM
Recasts with company confirmation, quote paragraphs 2-3
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - France's antitrust agency is investigating MicrosoftMSFT.O over concerns that it is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products.
"We are fully cooperating with the Autorite's investigation," a Microsoft spokesperson said, referring to the regulator's French name.
Bloomberg reported the investigation earlier on Monday. Microsoft, though not a major player in the general market, is a leader in the search-engine syndication sector.
The competition authority declined to comment.
The investigation could yield formal charges and a fine against the U.S. tech giant.
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