As @TravisJ pointed out in a comment, Stack Exchange is owned by [Prosus][1]/[Naspers][5], the same company that is the largest shareholder of [VK][2], the biggest player on the Russian internet market. Stack Exchange may want to address whether this has influenced their decision to not condemn Russia or show support for Ukraine in any way that is visible to people who visit the site. ---------- UPDATE: Prosus has announced on March 7th that it is selling its share in VK, after VK's CEO [Vladimir Kiriyenko][3] was placed on the [sanctions list][4]. Naspers still owns Avito, Russia's largest online marketplace, valued at $6 billion before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Prosus and Naspers are twin companies with a "cross-ownership" structure, both run by the same people.) _(Thanks to αλεχολυτ for providing a [link][6] to this information.)_ ---------- RE: COMMENTS Owning Avito and 27% of VK is not a tenuous link to someone who knows someone who knows someone, but a huge business interest. Asking whether this has influenced Stack Exchange's decision-making is not a "conspiracy theory", but a request for clarification. _(I'm replying here because my comments keep getting deleted.)_ [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosus [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_(company) [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kiriyenko [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specially_Designated_Nationals_and_Blocked_Persons_List#Russia [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naspers [6]: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/dutch-investor-prosus-write-off-700-million-stake-vk-group-2022-03-07/