Self-Preferencing Isn’t a Sin. It’s Often the Way Competition Works.

Brian Albrecht & Geoffrey A. Manne August 20, 2025

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Paris has decided that 2025 is the year to crack down on “autopréférence,” with the Autorité de la Concurrence opening a public consultation in June under France’s new law “to secure and regulate the digital space.” The inquiry asks interested parties to identify cases where a cloud-computing service provider treats its own software better than its rivals, and to suggest fresh legal tools to stop it. A final report is scheduled to be delivered to Parliament in November.

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