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Why would X have offices in France? I'm assuming it's just to hire French workers? Probably leftover from the Pre Acquisition era.

Or is there any France-specific compliance that must be done in order to operate in that country?

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X makes its money selling advertising. France is the obvious place to have an office selling advertising to a large European French-speaking audience.

Yes, Paris is an international capital and centrally located for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Many tech companies have sales offices there.

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