10:51 AM EST, 02/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) is under investigation from French antitrust regulators over concerns the US tech giant is worsening the quality of results when smaller rival companies pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

French officials have spoken with rival operators about their agreements with Microsoft ( MSFT ), the people reportedly told Bloomberg.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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