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November 6, 2025

Healthtech unicorn Doctolib hit with €4.6m fine by French competition watchdog

Doctolib ‘abusively exploited’ its position, the French competition regulator said

French healthtech Doctolib has been hit with a €4.6m fine by the French competition authority, accusing the company of anti-competitive practices. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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