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What did Russia's Meta listing mean for business?
Summary
A look back at two reported events from the days before 16 October 2022, including the Avdiivka market strike and Russia's action against Meta.
What was happening in the days leading up to 16 October 2022? Two reports from the preceding week stand out, one touching on business and information, the other on the war's toll on civilians.
On 11 October 2022, Russia added Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of "terrorists and extremists". The stated grounds were that the company tolerated Russophobia and allowed calls to violence against Russians. The move placed a major international technology company on the same list as groups designated as extremist.
On 12 October 2022, Russian forces struck a marketplace in Avdiivka, in Donetsk Oblast. At least seven civilians were killed and eight others injured. The attack was reported as part of the Battle of Donbas and of wider attacks on civilians during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Together, the two reports show how the war was felt well beyond the front line: in the commercial life of a Donetsk Oblast town, where a market became the site of a deadly strike, and in the status of a global platform company in Russia.
