Audio: citing security, Meta execs privately told rights groups that a decision “at the highest levels” prevented a more detailed report on hate speech in India (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which accounts for ~7% of India’s online sales; Apptopia: Meesho was the world’s most downloaded shopping app in H1 2022  —  Startup makes gains in world’s biggest developing digital market, with users drawn to its prices on clothing, household goods

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Ye’s Twitter account is suspended after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with a Star of David; Elon Musk replied, saying he violated Twitter rules  —  West, who goes by Ye, recently had his account restored after being banned in October  —  Kanye West Offers to Buy Parler Amid Backlash Over Anti-Semitic Posts

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Hong Kong officials and legislators criticize Google over a pro-democracy song, “Glory to Hong Kong”, appearing among the top results for the national anthem  —  Officials and lawmakers call on company to alter its results page to show China’s national anthem instead of a song made popular by antigovernment protesters

Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Digital Youth Index study: young LGBTQ+ people in the UK are more than twice as likely to face hate speech online compared to those identifying as heterosexual  —  Digital Youth Index study finds minority groups also more likely to feel being online has had negative impact

New York Times:
A look at Germany’s hate speech laws, more restrictive than other Western countries, as 1,000+ are charged or punished since 2018 for online speech crimes  —  Battling far-right extremism, Germany has gone further than any other Western democracy to prosecute individuals for what they say online …

Wall Street Journal:
New US export controls may affect 43+ senior execs at 16 public semiconductor companies in China, forcing them to choose between US citizenship and their jobs  —  At least 43 senior executives working with 16 listed Chinese semiconductor companies hold roles from CEO to vice president