i mean it cannot be approached what about the guy thank you enough for it guys tell me is water in a new 2 part series al-jazeera examines the social financial and environmental impact of water privatized loads of water coming soon. hitting back against twitters fact checks donald trump signs an executive order aiming to remove that legal protection over content. cancel raman you're watching al-jazeera line from the hall so coming up anger can be calmed protests grow over the killing of an unarmed black man in minneapolis and the national guards called in after a night of rioting. also trying to confirm the security laws for hong kong they

could be imposed there within weeks and confined to their homes the neighborhood in argentina where hundreds of people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has made his frustration with social media companies official he signed an executive order a few hours ago seeking to have the likes of twitter and facebook we classified as publishers and stripped them of legal immunity over the content on their sites he's been angered by twitter's labeling of 2 of his tweets on postal voting as misleading and referring users to a fact checking page trump says the fact checks were editorial decisions and amount to political activism they had unchecked power to censor restrict and shape and alter virtually any. a form of communication between private citizens or large

public audiences there's no president in american history to force a smaller number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction and that includes individual people controlling there's amounts of territory and we can't allow that to happen. is the vice president of the institute for constitutional government senior legal fellow of the heritage foundation joins me now from ski mountain north carolina via skype good to have you with us mr malcolm on the program on the surface how will president trump's executive order change the way social media platforms operate right now well i'm hoping that they will take a look at their own practices to see whether they are in fact doing what they claim they are doing which is to be politically neutral in terms of how they monitor or the content that is on their on their platforms it's not just donald trump that is suspicious of what's going on on these large social platforms i mean according to

the pew research center 72 percent of americans believe that they are very biased in terms of how they monitor the content that flows across their platforms the ramifications will be widely interpreted i'm sure in the days to come but in relation to twitter and trump how will this affect the way he sort of he speaks on social media. well i don't think it's going to affect the way the president speaks on on social media he is you know he beats the way he speaks sometimes it resonates with the public sometimes it offends the public but what is going to happen under the executive order is that the federal communications commission is going to look at how twitter google facebook other large social media platforms monitor the content on there or on their site whether they are acting in good faith in terms of the material that they remove and whether by adding things like fact

checking they have gone beyond becoming a media. war others to post content and have become publishers themselves the reason that this is important is that as a need of content posted by others they get certain immunity from civil liability under the federal communications and communications decency act but if they are in fact publishers or are acting in bad faith that immunity from civil liability may be removed well let's let's pull up some of the tweets now the president trump has posted on twitter the 1st one of the one that's caused all the controversy is about mail in ballots here it is upon the screen there's no way he says 0 that mail in ballots will be anything less a substantially fraudulent mailboxes will be robots will be forged and even illegally printed out and fraudulently signed that's the one that twitter said to its readers to fact check one of the things that is evident is that the tweets wasn't deleted it wasn't altered all the twitter did was say check

this out and that's what the president is upset about that he thinks that's an editorial decision and companies like twitter and facebook have been talking about sort of self policing even after the 20 sixteen's general presidential election when there was lots of false information being broadcast on social platforms. oh well let's be clear the president's position are on the vulnerabilities 'd to election integrity created by mail in ballots is supported by many experts in this field and by adding a fact check to that it was for one purpose and one purpose only and that was to cast a doubt on what the president was paying over the president was saying that is a political opinion and you know the president i think was justifiable at least in that instance in being upset it was somebody who was trying to thought there or

temper his message are on a on a legitimate issue of public concern i get i don't defend every tweet that the president sends out i don't agree with every tweet that the president sends out but that one was certainly perfectly reasonable and twitter's fact check was designed to cast doubt on what is a very legitimate political ok well then why didn't it's fact check the joe scarborough tweet that was what just over a week ago when donald trump questioned. this former legislator who is now a t.v. show host talking about a murder that happened not a murder a death that happened in the office of joe scarborough of an interne who fell over banged her head had underlying heart problems that was all out in the open yet president trump is now questioning this that even suggests that joe scarborough got away with murder why wasn't that fact checked why wasn't that to heated. you

have to catch twitter why they chose to fact check something about mail in ballots and the threat that he poses to election integrity rather then that tweet again people may like the president's tweets and they may support him for them or they might might find them offensive and choose to vote against him in the next election but that is not what twitter was all about and in fact they chose not were some reason to fact check that one they chose to back check one about mail in ballots which is far more controversial it is interesting to see what will happen certainly in the coming days i'm sure. thanks very much for joining us good to be with you now anger over the death of a black man in police custody is spreading across the united states with nationwide protests planned this weekend demands for justice for george floyd have led to 2 months of protest in minneapolis which saw people light fires in loot shops 46 year

old floyd was filmed gasping for breath during his arrest while an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes he later died in hospital large crowds have also been out on the streets in los angeles now the attorney general for the district of minnesota has promised a robust a meticulous investigation into george floyd's death. we have been working on this case nonstop since we were notified. we understand the severity of the situation unfolding and it breaks my heart to see what is going on in our streets in minneapolis and in st paul and in some of our suburbs and i am pleading i am pleading with individuals. to remain calm and to let us conduct this investigation. let's go live now talk correspondent john hendren in chicago and of course they the district attorney and other law enforcement officials in minnesota sort of fully aware the gaze of the world is almost done for

the community in minutes minneapolis sort of a swift and an accurate resolution is really needed and needed now. yeah that's right so how it's hard to exaggerate just how clearly devastated this city is the embers are really still burning from a night of violent protests saying most of those protesters thousands of them protested peacefully but there were some who may or may not have been protesters but they looted stores they set those stores on fire police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at some of the crowd that they said were encroaching on an area where police had vehicles and weapons the mayor of minneapolis said he understands they anger and he says it's righteous anger born from

400 years from the era of slavery until this day but he urged people not to engage in more of this kind of violent activity so it's clear to everyone involved there the mayor himself urged criminal charges that the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives also said this was an execution and the president of the united states even weighed in saying it was very bad in a very brief statement earlier today and so it's it's hard to miss just how intensely bad this is and it's clear that all these prosecutors and investigators got together in this high profile news conference in order to stop 3 days of violence in the streets of minneapolis and the national guard was being called out . in the city it's really what the d.a. and the f.b.i. were referring to but they've also appealed really for witnesses and we have to be

very careful head away because we don't really want to trial by video because there's so much social media out much that people have seen and commented on it does complicate the issue for the investigate. it is about what people did see or have seen on social media. it's true so in in fairness most of us most people who have watches have seen that 5 minutes or so a video with a police officer with his need on the neck of george floyd police contends that he resisted arrest we've looked at some video that was released today some that had been released previously just before that incident happened of a handcuffed floyd and there's no evidence in any of that that he did resist arrest nevertheless there may be somebody who can contend that not that that would justify the treatment that this man endured. but the prosecutors have to consider all that

and that takes time they have to do interviews and they are calling out for people to give them their videotape to give them their testimony and that's why this process is taking so long and it seems like they were hoping that if they just came out and said look we're working on this that people would stop protesting and you know committing some of these acts in the street but the answer was immediate this crowd was disappointed this high profile news conference left people hoping that there would be criminal charges whether that was a reasonable expectation or not and immediately in the streets there was continued shoving with police and and a lot of anger i it's it appears this is unlikely to satisfy the crowd or achieve the objective that all of those officials were hoping for and that is to stop all of this violence in the streets just 100 of it will of course come back to the situation develops from chicago thank you. china's parliament has rubber stamped

a new set of security laws for hong kong despite protests and international warnings the wide ranging laws which include a ban on treason secession and subversion could come into effect within weeks if you're brown has more from hong kong. hong kong's people had no say in the decision to impose a new security law on this city that was not a concern among people we spoke to in the north point district where many mainland immigrants live. of course we will have peace now hong kong has been so chaotic the protesters even went to the united states to ask them to put sanctions on hong kong what a mess they have made they are out there young may have different thoughts before as the elderly there are we make our country prosperous and stable but other people are fearful and scared to come because you know all freedom for their speech

no freedom for. democracy so ski since 1907 when hong kong was returned from british the chinese rule this city has operated under a unique one country 2 systems formula intended to guarantee the city's legal political and economic arrangements the question now is whether the experiment has failed bid local historian john carroll insists that's not the case no sooner had the the sign of british joint declaration been signed in december 1084 people are already talking about the death of hong kong and i mean that's been going on for years and years and years and hong kong is not dead and i don't see hong kong dying so. china's leaders insist the new security law 'd will save hong kong not kill it so the vote by china's parliament on thursday to approve the law was never in doubt. she called other the

central government has always emphasized the comprehensive an accurate implementation of one country 2 systems hong kong ruling hong kong and its high degree of autonomy it strictly follows the constitution and the basic law and supports the hong kong government and its chief executive to govern according to the law bypassing hong kong's legislature the rubber stamp national people's congress has now paved the way for mainland security agents to operate here in marked contrast to these orderly scenes there was more disruption in hong kong's parliament. when 3 legislators were ejected during a heated debate about another proposed law that would make it an offense to disrespect china's national anthem both measures prompted demonstrations and a warning from the united states government that its special trading status with the city could be about to end raising concerns about its continued status as

asia's leading financial center adrian brown al-jazeera hong kong. now the united nations security council has also voiced concern at china over the national security laws on hong kong requesting an urgent meeting our diplomatic editor james bays has walked from u.n. headquarters in new york. it was the u.s. mission to the united nations that requested a security council meeting on hong kong a request that was immediately blocked by china but just hours later the issue was raised anyway by a guest speaker at the council the e.u.'s foreign policy chief and turning to a very recent developments which they cannot stop of white if. i might express deep concern with the steps taken by a china regarding nation war security legislation you aren't gone. we believe

that that is not going go for miti with international commitments nor with the hong kong basic or the chinese position though was firm this was an internal matter none of the security council's business how can our affairs are purely china's internal affairs and allow no access to no interference it usual of. has nothing to do with the mandate of the thicker to cancel elsewhere u.n. headquarters where they were holding an event about global development post code 19 a most important player clearly didn't want to take sides are you concerned about the new security law for hong kong today i do not intend to move into areas that are far from what we are discussing today because i don't want to divert attention from something that is very important spokesperson has already spoken.

yesterday on the before hong kong was handed over to china in 1997 by its colonial rulers the u.k. many older hong kong is still hold british passports but ones that don't allow them to reside in britain now the u.k. foreign secretary is proposing to change that status a move that's further likely to anger beijing's months if china continues down this path and implement this national security legislation we will change that status and we will remove that 6 month limit and allow those being a possible holders to come to the u.k. and to apply to work and study for extended periods of 12 months and that would itself provide a pathway to future citizenship diplomats tell me they expect a number of nations including the u.s. to continue to raise the issue of hong kong and that will only add to the growing tension both here at the united nations and on the wider global stage between the u.s. and china james pays al-jazeera the. nation's still ahead here on al-jazeera

survivors left to bury their dead scores a kill this government attack a string of nigerian villages. the world's most lucrative football competition is due to kick off again almost 3 months after the crude a virus forced its suspension. hello there plenty of cloud and some rain across eastern sections of the united states we have seen of course that recent very short lived little storm but it came on shore it's all tied to this massive cloud that you can see hit was an ice warnings that into the northeast and a half look at this early warning for he did clear as the sun came out still though down into miami this was coming onshore this rain with the tropical storm bertha and slowly pushing very heavy amounts of rain into south carolina so many areas were flooded for a time that will continue to go through friday it's a bit of

a messy picture around the great lakes pushing into the northeast but no say cold at all time which is not that 30 celsius in washington d.c. but the extending right the way down into southern areas of georgia meanwhile out across the west it's fine and it is dry but that will change on saturday and also rain showers pushing into northern california up into oregon a touch is there not too bad in fact for you much better and early with a high of 26 degrees and then a cloudy start to the weekend across the northeast but it should at least be mostly dry now because that to say about central america seems a very heavy downpours here over the last few days on the sympathetically heavy rain in the forecaster nicaragua on a friday but just look at this because it's very extensive and it will stay just through saturday and it could well lead to some flooding. a tsunami of mud to bury 16 indonesians villages submerging the homes and

livelihoods of 60000 people. years later local inhabitants are a still fighting for justice from the fracking company they play. and the hot sludge continues to flood. great a witness documentary. on al-jazeera. the orbit. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera needs a home run the reminder of our top stories u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order aimed at stifling legal protections for social media companies the move comes after twitter unable to his

tweets misleading trump says he's trying to defend free speech. and more protests are being planned in the u.s. over the death of a black man who died in police custody demands for justice for jordan flaw it has led to 2 nights of protest in minneapolis which saw people light fires on new shops and china's parliament has rubber stamp controversial new security laws for hong kong despite mass protests and international condemnation beijing has also rejected calls for a u.n. security council meeting on the situation. closer to north africa now and to libya where the un recognized government says it's destroyed 3 armored vehicles belonging to warlord khalifa haftar the government of national accord forces say they now control areas surrounding your more. military cams south of tripoli troops loyal to her after all retreating from their positions the d.n.a. has accused after of trying to bring in sudanese mercenaries to fight alongside his forces. and the whole region is almost empty of the enemy we have

managed to completely control areas around the military camps are many now coming different areas they will reach more remote places and beyond i salute men on the front for their patience for more than a year and with this thing this brutal enemy of course the enemies are now trying to reorganize their ranks and bring matthew murray from sudan followed him up. well dozens of people have been killed by a gunman in northwest nigeria motorbike shot and killed at least 74 villages as a koto state late on wednesday but the region has been plagued by violence between rival communities over land the fighting forced an estimated 23000 people to flee in april while i'm at address has more from the capital of. there is fear that the number of dead will rise in the coming hours or days simply because of the severity of the injuries sustained by the victims of these attacks now in northwestern

nigeria these killings have been going on for a very long time particularly in some for a state with been rampant for the last 80 years and then over the last 3 years or so we're seeing how the violence have spread or has spread across the region now the genesis of this crisis started on a smaller scale conflict of a line between farmers and cattle ideas that snowballed into a very very terrible situation and then added to that mix now over the last 2 or 3 years we've seen house kidnappings kidnapping for ransom as well as. taxes being levied on communities by these bandits attackers or government that the authorities called bandits and of course recently there are even suspicion that i'm groups like book may be cashing in in the mayhem to raise funds for the operations in the north east of the country because over the last 10 years they have impoverished the north east of the country so much sort of big couldn't get any money for the operations

in that region kidnappings are slowed down as well as a result of military operations in that region so the easiest part is to go to vulnerable communities like the northwest of nigeria. a lot of communities have little or no government presence of the past few years or so 3 prisoners in cameroon have been taken to hospital with severe burns after a fire ripped through an overcrowded jail 2 firefighters were also injured during the blaze which is the 2nd to happen in 5 years at a maximum security prison in douala emergency services prevent the fire from spreading beyond needle prison while inmates unsuccessfully tried to escape human rights groups say it's one of the worst overpopulated jails in cameroon. south korea has reported its. biggest jump in corona virus cases in early 2 months prompting the government to reimpose some restrictions most of the $79.00 infections were diagnosed in the capital seoul public facilities including parks

museums and state run theaters have been shut now the measures will remain in place for the next 2 weeks one of the biggest and most densely populated slums in argentina's capital is under lockdown villa as a rule will be isolated for 2 weeks after the merged as a coronavirus hotspot it's home to about 4000 people the area has been sealed off and people can only leave with permission from the police testing has now begun in another low income neighborhood close by to raise about his importance i raise and explains the challenges the government faces. argentina was one of the 1st countries in latin america to impose the very strict law down a mandatory lockdown with security forces controlling access to the city of when a site is controlling main roads among other things and so far it's considered to be successful if compared to may bring countries like chile they do and brazil right now the quarantine has been extended until early june for many this is one of

the longest quarantines in the world but in spite of this it's been spreading in different poorer neighborhoods not only here in the capital where our side is in san slums in the city of one side is but also in greater when outside is where around 3000000 people live there is one of those slums or poor neighborhoods that has been completely isolated by security forces security forces are bringing in food some aid organizations are also helping him but people have been banned from leaving that area for about 15 days we know that the government has increased testing around those areas and has increased testing also in different parts of greater when outside is where around 10000000 people live so this is enormous this whole situation has sparked some controversy because many people here artists have started to oppose in a way this what they say is the longest quarantine in the world others are saying that poor people are being put inside the ghetto for the government is the only way they have to be able to control areas that in

a way are overcrowded that lacks sanitation paris is no longer considered to be a coronavirus danger so the french government has done great its risk rating from red to orange or more restrictions will be lifted in the capital will reopen the next week will be allowed to trade with protective measures in place the rest of the french mainland in the lowest reading risk rating schools that will be reopening earlier than planned. but the world's most lucrative football the english premier league will resume in 3 weeks no matches have been played in almost 3 months because of the coronavirus games will be played in empty stadiums to prevent any spread of the disease our sports correspondent andy richardson has the details . well finally the most watched football league in the world has set a target date for its return all things being well on june the 17th and manchester city will play arsenal and aston villa will take on sheffield united that will be exactly $100.00 days since their last action in the premier league now there's no

doubt that all the clubs will be watching very closely what's been happening over in germany in the bonders league where that competition has shown it is possible to bring back football safely and also to put on a competitive and commercially viable product despite the fact there are no founds in the stadiums and finances is a huge factor in this decision as clubs look to avoid repaying hundreds of millions of dollars to broadcasters if they're unable to finish this season a lot still has to happen between now and june the 17th players and staff will continue to be tested twice a week so far though the league has been reassured by the relatively small number of positive tests concert training has just resume the next steps will be for full training to get underway and then for the clubs to lock down the exact protocol as to what happens in the build up to games and then on match day itself hours for what's at stake on the pitch well liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of

the table if manchester city were to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. your children serve means the whole rub a reminder of our top stories u.s. president did executive order aimed at stifling legal protection for social media companies the move comes after twitter lowball 2 of his tweets misleading as he's trying to defend free speech they had unchecked power to censor restrict and shape. alter virtually any form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences there is no president in american history to force or a smaller number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction and that includes individual people controlling their

certain amount of territory and we can't allow that to happen more protests are being planned in the us over the death of a black man who died in police custody demands for justice for george floor you'd have led to 2 nights of protests in minneapolis which saw people light fires and loot shops china's parliament rubber stamped controversial new security laws for hong kong despite must protests and international condemnation beijing has also rejected calls for a un security council meeting on the situation calling it unnecessary interference dozens of people have been killed by gunmen in northwest nigeria armed men on motorbike shot and killed at least 74 villages in sokoto state late on wednesday the region has been plagued by violence between rival communities over disputed land south korea has reported its biggest jump in corona virus cases in nearly 2 months prompting the government to reimpose some restrictions most of the 79

infections were diagnosed in the capital seoul public facilities including parks museums and state run theaters if we shut the measures will remain in place for the next 2 weeks and one of the biggest and most densely populated suburbs in argentina's capital is under lockdown who will be isolated for 2 weeks after the merge as a covert 1000 hotspots it's home to about 4000 people testing has not begun in another low income neighborhood near bali. paris is no longer considered to be a coronavirus danger zone the french government has downgraded its risk rating from red to orange or more restrictions will be lifted in the capital parts will reopen next week cafes and bars will be allowed to trade with protective measures in place for those stories about websites as ever dot com about with more news in half an hour next its rewind stay with us. what impact will called it 19 and the drop in the oil price on the race to the white. donald trump divide

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