the the, this is dw news life from berlin, social media, boss's face, a grilling at us, congress. senators the keys, the head of facebook and of other companies of not doing enough to protect children online. plus is real floods from aust tunnels and gaza. the army says it's pumping the water into the vast network. despite warnings to jeopardize the drinking water, billions posted the i'm on e. so thanks for joining us. the world's top tech ceos have faced

a grilling from us. lawmakers and washington, members of the senate, judiciary community of 2 social media giants like tick tock, x, discord, snap, and mehta. not doing enough to protect children and teens on their platforms has met a chief mark secretary who controls facebook and instagram, gave a public apology and announced new child protection measures lived through. he also told law makers that social media is on balance not harmful to young people's mental health. well that drew a heated exchange between jack, a berg and republican senator josh holly. let's have a look. it said you mischaracterized 37 percent of teenage girls between $13.15 were exposed to on want to nudity, in a week on instagram if you knew about it. who did you buy or senator? this is why we're building all or did you firewalls a center that's i don't think that that's who did you fired? i'm not gonna answer that. if this is if i or anybody. right? you didn't take insignificant because it's appropriate to talk about it,

but it's not a part of the decisions that and parents so you didn't take any action. you didn't take any action or didn't fire anybody. you haven't complicated. i think let me ask you this, let me ask you this. there's families of victims here today. have you apologize to the victims? i would you like to do so now? well, they're here. you're on national television. would you like now to apologize to the victims who have been harm, but you're not showing the pictures? would you like to apologize for what you've done to these good people? first. okay . the dw is benjamin alvarez gruber was following those hearings in washington. i asked him why marks tucker berg was facing so much heat from us lawmakers. that's

right. indeed, it was a heated exchange. there is growing frustration also disappointment because the issue of online child safety is not new. and many i say that the companies on social media companies are not doing enough, and that's also what the senators is said to day. one of them even said that the fact that no new bills on child safety has been passed as exactly due to the power that the social media companies half of the companies, the senators accused of not only doing enough, but also the actively blocking steps to hold the social media a company's accountable. so this definitely does a point to this appointment in this hearing and not only by the members of the family of the victims of online explanation, but also from the center is across the all. there are 2 suckers of having, and i quote, a product that is killing people. so the moment that we just saw her that was highly emotional, highly, also surprising when max setup a ton it to the audience, apologize to the family. that was definitely the one of the most unusual parts of

the hearing because they were to proceed with them in the lifestream and parents were holding a pictures of, of the kids the world, the victims of abuse under social media. so a moment definitely that we will remember for a long time, but the bigger question came directly afterwards. when he was ask why the company and if you should be sued personally for that, not just the company, but he himself, he dodge the question and also he dosh the question whether was a suggestion of a senator to set up a victims compensation fund so that was benjamin alvarez goober for us in washington, dc. turning to the middle east now is real, has confirmed that its forces have been pumping sea water into her mouth tunnels. under garza is really army. it says it's ensuring that ground water supplies are not effected after experts warn the flooding, the vast network to permanently damage the drinking water for browsers. 2.3000000 residents. critics also, so the tactic could also endanger the remaining hostages,

held by him off since the october 7th terror attacks. mike martin is a former british army officer and senior fellow in the department of war studies at king's college, london. he gave us more details about israel's flooding operation. it's a, it's, it's actually very simple. any fire department in any town will have the fire hydrants the pumps that are able to take the c. well, it's always the garza's on the coast. so there's normal, limited supply of water, you lay a pipe out to sea with boys, you get a pump and then you stick it into the nearest entrance. the tunnel. many of these tunnels are linked up. so if you fill out one segment, it will the flow and spill into the next segment. and as volts levels rise of sleep, both will sink down to the fed up the bottom of the tunnel. fuss as it rises, people chops and supposedly the die. oh, they will have to come to the surface which silver see what's the idea these when

he defends forces? once i, i think the problem is that israel has defined 2 will rooms and they all to destroy thomas. i'm to get the whole sees out and it's very difficult to do one without impacting on the other. so this really is the perfect example of that. so as you fill these tunnels, and we can speak about whether it's an effective military tax, they can be that should flash most people out. the problem is, of course, that most of the hostages, the how much is keeping all of a sudden you're going to be in the tunnels and they're going to be quite deep down in the tunnel system cuz thomas wants them to stay alive. and so is vital is achieving one of his war objectives, but making it impossible to advise the opposite of achieving his 4 objects when it comes to getting the hostages back. and now to some other world news stories to us, secretary of state mc blinking will return to the middle east this weekend for his 5th visit since the october 7th attacks the white house as

a triple focus on post war efforts to rebuild and govern. garza, as well as boosting humanitarian aid to the territory of the international monetary fund, has approved $4700000000.00 for argentina. praising the new administration of president heavier malay. as the enact mass of spending cuts in math says the money is meant to support efforts to restore a macro economic stability. jeremy's former domestic intelligence chief is now being monitored by that same agency on scale of boston is expected of being a far right extreme. as soon as he was dismissed from his role in 2018 for appearing to down play violence against migrants in recently announced he would launch a new political part into what's most ext in ukraine, tensions appear to be the deepening tween president below him. is the lensky and the commander in chief of the armed forces. media reports suggest savanski is trying to fire the popular general valerie's illusion. his departure would be the

biggest shakeup of ukraine's military leadership. since the russian invasion, the president and his general in a show of unit d, last summer, inspecting newly delivered anti missile systems, presenting a united front. but as the war dragged on and the much anticipated counter offensive against the russian invaders failed to turn the tide. tensions emerged at the end of the year. so last he said that the army had presented a plan to him to mobilize up to $500000.00 more troops. that is politically risky. even though soldiers at the front line have been on duty for months or even years without a break. opinions and ukraine are mixed. we should activate any of our capabilities and resources. my husband has been out

for since february 28 and my son in laws up more, i see very large number of examples of people sacrificing themselves to go to war following the call of the heart a prospect. also mobilization is something that brings neither health nor joy to anyone. only wor, lensky has cast himself as the president, fighting and unpopular move but general's illusion. a has refused to take the full for the unpopular mobilization proposals. and the ukranian parliament has refused to debate measure as to increase troop levels. living much needed fresh troops missing on the front lines and elections that were originally set to be held. this spring has been suspended under martial law. but ukrainian media outlet, the key of independence says that in private opinion polls, so lose me would run

a close 2nd to the landscape in a presidential match up, all of which adds to the atmosphere of intrigue in the halls of power in keys. well, russia and ukraine have completed a prisoner swap. that's all the release of $200.00 captives on each side. the deal was brokered by the united arab emirates and it comes just a week after a russian plane was shot down close to the ukrainian border, reportedly carrying home dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war home at last. the i'm i'm so making alone away to the cold. but yeah, yes, yes. oh, daddy, it's me. you know, i've been exchange, you know, i'm in ukraine. i'm alive. yeah. everything. okay. with me the quote, a relief also on the other side of the border.

i'm very glad i want to dislike i don't i what? i've never had such feelings. this is our own land and home life. this is very good . this is the 5th to reason exchange between russia and ukraine since last. oh, it's full scale invasion. well, it follows the deadly crush for russian military transport plane last week that according to moscow, was carrying ukrainian present as a full for another plan to exchange. russia blames ukraine for the tech. something keith neither consumes no denies. some fee, if the incident could jeopardize the prison exchanges. but both russia and ukraine seemed determined to continue will have stopped the exchanges. we weren't stopped the exchanges. we have to get our guys back and obviously 3 bedrooms up. but when you propose, we haven't forgotten about anyone, we are looking for each. so our name, i am russia and ukraine every 10,

thousands of prisoners since the start of the war being the slightest exchange gifts hoped the money to wait and to come home. a remembrance has been held at the german to parliament to honor the victims of the nazis. among the speakers was holocaust survivor, eva. suppose she who warned of arise and anti semitism and the resurgence of germany's far right. holocaust survivor, eva suppose she helped to the lake turned by the german president. although 91 years old, she still recalls the moment darkness descended on a happy childhood of the dot net may not have been one of my best friend. yes, i'll take a look at it. look at this piece for letting me do it today. if you're fond of

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is this your service comes with a try when far right? forces are gaining momentum in germany. s as the polls mean. that's not a light fixture. you, me a coffee, the are, can be vertical. she's the cons so strong. but how democracy is in danger, that the focus of this year services, intergenerational remembrance on ensuring that the memories of the victims live on the, the final words went to marshal rice. his father was rescued from a trading volume for hours fits. he passed on this advice to his son, a love seat inside. i would like to leave you was a small one, the full sentence, the legacy from my phone and they on dr. indies. and that's here. like the image,

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