11:48 AM EDT, 08/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with response from Microsoft ( MSFT ) in fourth paragraph)

Microsoft ( MSFT ) has sought assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track employee protests over its ties with Israel, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing employees and documents.

The company also worked with local authorities, flagged internal emails mentioning Gaza, and removed some internal posts about the protests, according to the report.

Twenty people were arrested last week at Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Redmond headquarters after defying police orders to disperse, Bloomberg said.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) declined to comment when contacted by MT Newswires.

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