this is developing news live from facebook chief mark zuckerberg arrives in brussels to say sorry he's due to face tough questions from european lawmakers over the global data scantling dolfin his company such as you'll start to the next half hour we'll bring it to you live also on the program britain fall silent on the anniversary of a deadly attack. a year ago today a suicide bomber killed twenty two people and injured scores more to concerts in the city of manchester. and north korea invites foreign journalists to witness

the destruction of its nuclear test site a goodwill gesture ahead off an historic summit with the united states but is that substance as well as the symbolism. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is about to face questioning from a huge law makers in brussels they want to know how data from millions of facebook users was leaked to a political consultancy employed by donald trump they also want to know why facebook failed to refill the lake despite being aware of its existence as early as twenty fifteen the meeting comes three days before a major new data privacy law comes into effect across europe. if his two day appearance before the u.s. congress last month was any indication members of the european parliament can

expect a suited respectful guest. well congressman congressman congressman congressman congresswoman building at the grilling in congress politicians were at times blunt your user agreement shocks there were also replies certain to get likes from facebook lawyers as someone who uses facebook i believe that you should have complete control over your data zuckerberg visit to brussels comes just days before a massive reform of european privacy rules is rolled out the ultra bureaucratic sounding general data protection regulation the g.d.p. are will cause headaches for social media platforms with european customers as it greatly strengthens the rights of users it forces companies that exploit user data to seek explicit consent and it adds teeth to regulations so that enforcement is easier with tougher penalties for companies that don't comply so cobra can expect

plenty of questions related to facebook's compliance with the g.d.p. are plenty more related to the alleged misuse of facebook data by cambridge and a little the now defunct british consultancy that worked on getting us president donald trump elected zuckerberg will have little privacy himself during his time before parliament all of the action will be live streamed from brussels. and we'll bring it to you live here on the d.w. that's due to start in about twenty five minutes or so let's get more on this in the meantime from d.w. social media and it's a federal budget with me here in. correspondent mattis is inside the european parliament in brussels welcome to you both now let us what is go various let's start with you in brussels what should we expect. first of all expected an apology here from mark zuckerberg not surprisingly i would

say it was always clear that he would use this also as a platform to apologize but in fact that statement has already been released and it's quite extensive so he says sorry for the data breach he makes a number of promises where he says he is intending to stay in the european union europe is an important market to him he wants to set in place a further protection so that a data breach of this kind cannot happen again and then he also said for instance that keeping people safe is more important than making profit and well we'll have to see what what the members of the parliament the lawmakers will make of that statement but do expect as well of course definite grilling and some very pointed questions here give a grilling important questions or very well tell us what is the point of his appearing what is the point of this whole exercise what do things i think is fifteen e.u. lawmakers hope to achieve in forty five minutes. i mean

you're right the timing is shorter than the one of the grilling we have in front of congress and house of representatives and also it's it's much less people so just forty five minutes and about fifteen people but among them or is are for instance data specialists. who knows this topic very well and if we've learned something from that earlier hearing in the u.s. it is that the questions could have been more specific and so it is that will be something interesting to pay attention to we expect that they are very well informed that they will have been very well briefed it was something that emerged from that earlier hearing in the u.s. is that a number of things were unclear it's just such a complex huge issue and you lawmakers are keen to shed as much light as possible on the actions of facebook and of march sort of the federal budget with social

media remind us how did we get here and why. is here in europe. it began in march when reports news broke that facebook had been feeding data from millions of users to third party companies without the users consent and how this happened is that about two hundred seventy thousand people downloaded this personality quiz app and they were sharing their data and they gave their consent but what they didn't know is that for this app they also shared data from all of their facebook friends so what happened is that eighty seven million people in the u.s. ended up with their data in the hands of their research firm cambridge analytic or in the u.k. and this information was used them to target users during dental terms and action campaign trying to push him through and in europe estimate the number of users who whose data was was exploited is much lower so two point seven million people.

but and their information one that was then used for instance to boost the bracks a complaint in the u.k. so a huge issue of course for the you. also. came originally is. sorry facebook is based in ireland so this is one of the reasons also why the president of the european parliament has been stressing. it also has facebook also has to justify and give its motivations and its explanations in front of representatives of the citizens so the data scraping the you mentioned there's also the micro targeting of people and political campaigns these ads that would just appear to live and then disappear and fake news as well so that there was a swirl of all of these problems what is facebook done to seek sos problems well since this major scandal broke facebook has been. i mean first of all they've

been trying to work with this was one of the promises also to try and to show that the company will try to be more transparent so they have tried to do that a little bit we have had them sharing information of what's happening behind the scenes for example just last last week about what you know what they do to target fake accounts fake news and they gave so they provided some pretty specific information on the counts that they've been deleting over the past months etc but most importantly and also because of this new regulation the g.d.p. are coming in into effect at the end of this week they have had to make changes to their privacy policy so they've introduced new controls new tools to to basically give people more control over their privacy that's that was the target ok doing their best they say well we'll see. a budget. this in brussels or we'll

talk. to you as well later we will be crossing live to the european parliament in brussels us in this market begins his testimony had a fast we'll turn to some other news britain is marking a year since a terrorist attack on a pop concert in the city of manchester u.s. singer ariana grande had been performing as the concert ended a bomb exploded killing twenty two people and wounding scores a ceremony to honor the victims and survivors took place today at manchester cathedral pleased. as real observe the one minute silence with people around our country. prime minister theresa may prince william were amongst the national and local leaders in attendance as well as manchester residents survive a savior tuck has brought the community together most of the day when young people

run the w.c. charlotte chelsea and pill is in manchester and joins us from there. welcome charlotte what happened today service. was very clear today that manchester is still a city in recovery thousands of people were gathered here where i am outside the ticket the cathedral to watch the service that was taking place of course you had dignitaries inside the building you had the prime minister to reason may you will say had prince william here gave a reading but it was very clear that today is about the victims and about their loved ones you had their relatives their friends all gathered in the cathedral to pay their respects alongside the thousands of people here who just wanted to pay tribute to remember to those who very tragically lost their lives the youngest of whom was just eight years old. a year on how are people coping.

well this is undoubtedly a city that's been changed to repair a belief by the attack that took place here one year ago today that people have been very clear that they don't want to be defined by their grief they want to be defined by their response to this it was out on display just how proud and the spirits of manchester really i was on display on the night of the attack and in the days following as well you have people lining up to give blood you had numerous people everywhere you went i mean i was here a year ago and spoke to so many people just trying to raise money for the victims funds that something that you're still seeing a year on today people everybody just trying to do that bit there was actually there was a minute's silence here not so long ago that was held across the country and it was incredibly moving watching people's response here people some people of course crying you have policemen who have been removed their helmets this really is a day for respect for those who lost their lives now this happened to us and i ran

aground i called such and she has been in touch. she has indeed she's tweeted out she let me just read to you what she said she writes thinking if you'll sending all the lights and warmth i have to offer on this very challenging day of course it was an ariana grande day concert that this attack took place on you might remember phil as well that just under two weeks after the attack took place she returned and how the extreme meeting concept for the people of manchester alongside a number of other big names is a is a way of showing strength of solidarity in the aftermath of this attack and wanting to prove that manchester will not be broken but it isn't just area on the ground day he's responded today we've also had a statement from two reason may she said that this was attack and attack of cowardice and she praised manchester for its response so far saying it's proven that it will not be broken shoulder chelsea until just a thank you. but there is here now with news of actor it is likely new prime

minister does he have what it takes to revive the country's economy very good question it's a question a lot of economists have as well phil italy's new coalition naming its pick for prime minister fifty four year old just seppi called tabe but does the law professor of political novice have what it takes to steer a new euro skeptic government through these times of change the eurozone faces reforms which i'll get to in a bid to italy's economy needs an overhaul the nation is deep in the red state debt stands at two point three trillion euros that accounts for almost a quarter of the total debt of all eurozone member states combined pretty steep when you consider the country only makes up fifteen percent of total eurozone economic output and is a government making all sorts of promises it may not be able to deliver on france's wants the italian government from going it alone and it's the french president a memo macaw who's proposed the eurozone sweeping reforms they include

a finance minister for the monetary bloc and joint liability for other countries debts chancellor angela merkel is not a cheerleader of the changes a similar level of enthusiasm from one hundred fifty four german economists. the prospect of ever closer fiscal integration across the e.u. appears to have sent shivers down the spines of many german economists and unless are published in the front foot to argue mine a newspaper they say reforms proposed by french president emmanuel and eat you can . present great with european citizens they warned that a euro zone finance minister would further politicize the role of the european central bank. in the last year they maintain that the e.c. thieves existing large scale bond buying program are ready comes close to what they call state financing. speaking to die to valor earlier this. month french president emanuel underlined his position that europe needs to change its rules for him

that means closer integration is. in order we need to move forward we need a more strongly integrated europe and i'm convinced of that. i'd like an economic government to minister call it whatever you want it's about what goals we have i want to europe that's more democratic and less bureaucratic in. the majority but the debase about exactly what that means is far from over well stephen called says an economist of the kill institute for the world economy my first question to you is if you signed up for this petition. you know well first of all this is extremely important to see that although this is a declaration by german economists this. declaration is deeply rooted in the european spirit so it's not about what is benefiting

germany at the expense of other partners in the european monetary union it has an european approach in which way in what way because we're talking about european reforms and overhauling the euro zone but the germans are against that right well or at least the majority of german economists would say very much in favor of getting back to everyone swear to the strict rules of the maastricht treaty and these rules have not been obeyed in the last ten years they were strict they were strict rules but they were never in full they were not really in force and the new italian government all seems to knowledge that they do not own the careful that but it's absolutely important that we come to a monetary consensus if you want to make this monetary union exists x. why can't we have both strict rules and more integration well integration should not be. a target in itself we have to ask what shall the integrate and what

shall be left to competition he wants we must never forget that the strength of europe is its diversity this has brought this continent to the top of all other countries and this is the source of source of all wealth and therefore we must very clearly see what are the underlying principles for working to pull monetary union and what are rather deviations from this set of rules that bring us in very difficult territory but a finance minister for the eurozone i mean wouldn't that be a good thing you know because there's nothing that this finance minister could to do actually we do not need. a euro zone budget we have the e.u. budget to pay for all of these collective goods that we want to enjoy together as europeans and no one so far has answered the question what is this euro zone budget

good for so you should first come to a consensus what do you want to finance with this and i do not see a single. good as we would call it as economists a single public good that is specific to the euro area and not at the same time. useful for the other european partners so this would actually drive the euro zone members apart from the rest of the european union just explain to me on a day it why the germans don't want to share the liability of that i know the germans are like that or they do like helping out other countries we've seen that in greece why not help out on this level it's a completely different level sure but isn't it just the fact that germans just don't like that now because it's even not in the interest of there are currently heavily indebted countries look at italy italy has a problem with its own transfer union between the north and the solve and the south is now a net. recipient of transfers for decades so it does not really help the development

the economic progress in their currently distressed countries if you just they're come up with a debt equalization scheme that is now proposed again it's important to see it's not in the interest of the union as a whole as a euro zone as a whole even not in the interest of the currently weak economist to come to a new rule that says everyone can. take up debt but the rest of the union will have to pay for it from the kill institute for the world economy seven coats thank you very much to our pleasure back to fill. thank you will that take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world an explosion in the southern afghan city of kandahar has killed at least sixteen and wounded dozens more officials said what was first thought to have been a minibus packed with explosives authorities later said were two containers stored near mechanics' workshops and no one has claimed responsibility. the palestinian

foreign minister has referred israel to the international criminal court following recent bloodshed on the border with gaza palestinians are calling for an immediate investigation into alleged israeli crimes more than one hundred people have been killed in recent weeks israel says it is defending its border against terrorists. let's go now live to the european parliament where mark zuckerberg is due to take the stand and face a grilling from fifteen a you parliamentary these. gather all. the units that are the united are good friends of the president of president roosevelt that for the first time the meeting is being web stream and the reason

why the meeting thing web streamed is the presence of mr talk about the founder of facebook you see the meeting will conclude at seven thirty thank you the same sort of things i want to be fish and this is an important market respects because i was european parliament and european citizens that are represented here in this room all political groups are presence here you can explain what happened inform them of what you have done to solve the problem and answer their questions. and then your name. today's meeting will be followed by. a public hearing on the. issues raised by the lead by a committee only a few weeks ago with the corporation competent committed to doing them if they want to go into the more technical aspects of these questions even so it will be

a proper hearing up i mean in exactly one year's time you and your four hundred million europeans will be voting they will be selecting their representatives in the parliament. and we hope that each of those votes will be genuinely creeped out and i guess right after the cambridge analytical scandal in cali about the illegal harvesting of personal data in order to influence electoral results. an alarming scandal and i think us citizens deserve a detailed explanation of what took place that's why. we've invited mr talk about to be present with us here this afternoon the anki really out there yet i hope that one of the other digital platforms will also be cooperating with our parliament that any of them does it she that is the to the will to be unable to be able to

tacitus and should vote on the basis of true and accurate information they want to know that their personal data is never never used to really manipulate democratic process or that if you think that sort of user generated data is itself becomes a valuable resource for me and people are prepared to pay large amounts of money for this data but it's back in the price paid by the users is in many cases data in exchange for free services well you know the rest of it silly marketing however democracy should never become marketing operation where anyone who buys that data can point out a little advantage is there more than your little bit within and without the european union they're not going it was a not guilty there are people in many if you want to use this data in a fraudulent manner jackie he did you know be you know one thing i did say in one

thousand nine hundred school that our percent of europe's citizens have come across some kind of fight and you know social media platforms as you know many people feel that fake news is a threat to democracy a bit well yeah yeah that's why we want to the major digital content is to respect the rules for the harvesting and he used our data well i mean in a few days general data protection regulation will enter into force. where this is. not me but it rank it is and is and some very advanced regulation which will prevent abuse of personal data. include of your g represent the time today's meeting is just a starting point very soon as we move announced towards a new form of governance for digital the like. we are the regulators who did me and the conclusion of the hearings that we will be taking about place at the parliament we will be pointing out that

a solution is made in the digital platform should adopt to ensure that all future elections are free from the risk of minute elation if you need accountability we need to define a soon as possible a set of rules that in will allow for the proper functioning of the digital market response said that your business will meet new responsibilities for operators and new rules for. privacy copyright any plans human rights even those that that's your natural number yeah which if you know that you do not want to do without social media i mean but we want to be able to use digital platforms without any danger to our personal privacy and our even at security when we did reach there is the issue of terrorism out there it's going to be and i'm sure that mr talk about will also say a few words about this situation source that he called that that all too many

terrorists i mean it's got in contact through the social media platforms. we need to prevent this from happening again in future europe and the whole world are under attack you know stability fund i mean tally this represents a feat an attack on our i mean it's fundamental values that seasonal racism is more anti semitism homophobia which we need to ensure that these kind of things do not continue to happen on the social media we have to scan all social media companies need to react to what we're asking of them is that they contribute in a determined manner and state what they intend to. sadi we will be live before we get down to the details that are pretty map. don't like hitting the floor to him so that he has an opportunity to explain what has happened to do. what. he says his company is making in order to be done so we'll go through the

groups in the usual order we'll start with the chair of the civil liberties committee but he. told me. they will and that the amount of any event i will give you about three minutes each way to your question so you can get a chance to have a response find it well get them out of those who don't have it also gives the floor to mr so that he can explain his views and then we'll pass on to the questions. for the president to yani honorable members of the european parliament is going to be back in europe. thank you for inviting me here today for this important discussion and europeans make up a large and incredibly important part of our global community and many of the values that europeans care about deeply are values that we share from the importance of human rights and the need for community to the love of technology and

all the potential that it can bring. now we've always focused on all the good that technology and connecting people can bring and as facebook has grown it is helped give people ever around the world new tools to stay connected to the people they care about most after the recent terrorist attacks in berlin and paris london here in brussels tens of thousands of people have used our safety check tool to tell the people they love that they're safe refugees arriving in europe or using facebook to stand touch with their loved ones back home and find new communities here. there are eighteen million small businesses here in europe that use facebook today mostly for free almost half of whom say that they have hired more people as a result of their use of our tools but it's also become clear over the last couple of years that we haven't done enough to prevent these tools from being used for

harm as well and that goes for fake news foreign interference in elections and developers misusing people's information we didn't take a broad enough view of our responsibility now is a mistake and i'm sorry for it it's going to take time to work through all of the changes that we need to make here but i'm committed to getting this right and to making the significant investments that are necessary to keep people safe for example we are doubling the number of people working on safety and security at our company to more than twenty thousand by the end of this year on top of the investments that we're making in other areas i expect that these increased investments in security will significantly impact our profitability but i want to be clear keeping people safe will always be more important than maximizing our profits now let me start by explaining the action we're taking to prevent what happened with cambridge analytic from happening again back in two thousand and

fourteen we changed our policies to more tightly restrict the information the apps could get and to proactively review all apps asking for more data so now we're going to go even further than this first when you use an app it's now only going to get limited access to your information your name your profile photo and your e-mail address unless they've gone through a full review that's much less information that apps can get on mobile platforms today second if you haven't used it up in three months we're going to prevent that from accessing your information until you authorize it again. third last month we showed everyone on the top of their news feed a tool with a list of a.