For ‘French Tech’, Macron’s global appeal a double-edged sword

FILE PHOTO: Eric Leandri, co-founder and CEO of French digital company Qwant, poses during a visit of their new headquarters in Paris, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

PARIS: When the founder of France's Qwant search engine went to his local tax office to catch up on business, an agent there had to look up the firm using US rival Google.

When she did, Qwant's home page was blocked – by the government tax office's firewall.