with his turn of the 23. but. they have. confined within 4 gray walls. it's using. art to leave things room. millions of uses and even global leaders for up to previously centric messaging apps like telegram made concerns over data sharing that is facebook and twitter hit by scandals over censorship. the dutch government quits after thousands of families were torn apart by being wrongly accused of welfare fraud and the forceful attempts to claw back payments also to come. along. the road. was.

inhumane overcrowded facilities and a high risk of exposure to hundreds of asylum seekers in the u.k. go on hunger strike over conditions they say are worse than prison and some even attempting suicide. so i welcome you watching r.t. international this friday evening it's just gone 7 o'clock here in moscow now it is being called a thief largest digital migration in history millions of users are abandoning the new terms which would mean users sharing more of their data with the parent company facebook and even global leaders to it making the switch to more privacy centric rivals such as telegram looking at the trend his to me. moving to greener pastures has been one of the key drivers of humanity's survival but if in the past people fled from war dictators and natural disasters today we're witnessing

a very 21st century style of mass migration the already massive influx of new users to telegram has only accelerated we may be witnessing the largest digital migration in human history millions have recently chosen to ditch the old new media as messengers and move to even newer ones like telegram or signal and there are 2 big bears behind the exodus privacy is the big one whatsapp snooty and see will see who is this little footprint shared more with parent firm facebook and who wants to open up even more of the world's most notorious data harvester 2nd as censorship triggers to recent purge of donald trump and his supporters has laid bare the capacity of the internet's gatekeepers to silence anyone they deem to be dangerous that's got other world leaders spooked but the chancellor considers it problematic that the accounts of the us presidents have now been permanently blocked i don't like anybody being censored it's taking away the right to post

a message on twitter facebook i don't agree with that i don't accept that sound world leaders including the presidents of circ in brazil have already made the switch to telegram much to the appreciation of the firm's founder we are honored that political leaders as well as numerous public organizations rely on telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies unlike other networks telegram doesn't use opaque algorithms to decide whether a subscriber will see content they subscribe to or not as a result telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences the internet has represented freedom since its inception it's supposed to be a place where you can read what you want say what you want but arbitrary says. ship and the big platforms we know which you want better than you do approach is the last straw for many not that titans are prepared to lose business to the

competitors declaring the alternatives nothing short of a threat to society before stamping them out we have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the apps too but there is no place in our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity we cannot provide services to a customer that is unable to effectively identify and remove content that encourages our incites violence against others parlor one of the biggest alternative social networks was wiped off line in a matter of days following the capitol riots and now even telegram is facing accusations of being a haven for conspiracy theorists and far right extremists and that's despite the fact that the company recently removed dozens of groups containing calls to violence but while big to take out competitors might occasionally yield success it doesn't change the fact that social media space is evolving and fast and for many free speech will be the deciding factor in choosing a platform or to appease them voice of the czech republic is one of many

politicians at the moment switching to be online messaging app telegram he told us that people have become wary of the traditional tech giants. i think in the long run facebook what's up so that are controlled by the same corporate decision makers have to revise their rules because they have in a way scared people know that there are already a lot of the nation cases against them for misusing information and there are a lot of court cases but now they're making it public so in a way the secret is now coming out that the information is in use and they are actually getting your consent for it and and they have double standards if you are a what's yours are in germany you have a different conditions but if you are in russia or if you're in turkey if you're an azerbaijan if your income is that you are entitled to different rules this is not fair we now live in

a global village and these kind of platforms connect all of us so technology should not be discriminative technology and communication should be embracing everyone and i think these policies are going to make people feel that they have been isolated and they have been discriminated against. meanwhile mainstream media has stepped up their attacks and all those who voted for donald trump are costing deprogram his supporters and some have even made comparisons with terrorists. there are millions of americans almost all white almost all republicans . somehow need to be deprogrammed they are members of a cult with trumpets cult there are republican members of congress i know who clearly have lost their minds who just will not accept reality when it comes to the facts about donald trump i'm comparing the words of individual who would incite and

radicalize somebody as osama bin laden did to what president trump did or some supposed is a question in the mainstream media are seldom to say that their visas and opinions should be headed. we don't like their opinion on the brainwash i just don't agree with them people are brainwashed by the media it to divide people that every way. this is setting their. freedom of speech is an american people who voted for trump wanted to change it it cannot wipe out a whole 75000000 people that don't agree with you even. for whoever you want to thank you should be afraid of having people come and we all need to come together. night. here that they have identified trump supporters as so

dangerous in groups that they have to be prevented from forming in groups for the safety of the american people there's no there's no comparable message coming from the right about the left nothing from the right that would destroy the unity that we all should have and probably wish we did have unity in america is long gone because the people calling for the loudest are the same people who think we should go to jail we should have our guns taken from s.s. and we are the side that is not violent while they let their side who is violent rampage around the country for. almost a full year they have absolutely spoken out of both sides of their mouths on this on the left and there's going to be a political price to pay for that. now over in the u.k. hundreds of asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike with some even attempting suicide over desperate conditions that a temporary camp in southern england right screams warn that the former army

barracks are worse than a prison overcrowding there has also left refugees terrified of catching coated with more hay shadi and wood stashed. napier barracks a former military site in folks in kent now uses temporary accommodation for about $400.00 man asylum seekers has reached boiling point the men inside have taken to the streets surrounding the barracks in protest over grim conditions they are living in and painful uncertainty about their futures hunger strikes demonstrations even sleeping outside other last resort it is very cold some are protesting about and. some are protesting for transparency what you hope they need no news about how long we are going to stay in this part you know we have no idea about. what we lost

and we are desperate. been here for 3 months and i feel really bad 14 people were one room people breathing on each other there is no privacy the room is separated by a partition we have to share toilets and it only has to keep a cost for 20 people there are reports of a number of suicide attempts inside including one just days ago with victims being returned to the barracks shortly after world war. one i being so. rude. i was. asked to talk. back now. in his role. i think. last month. was. i do it seems like conditions have only become worse since my last visit just

2 months ago when it was clear something was very wrong there were already accounts of poor hygiene and out of all. the facilities as well as a the crowded rooms a flagrant breach of the government's own covert regulations and now allegations of positive cases inside i would assume that the government is breaking its own law on the on the basis of that we are no in a position or severe lockdown conditions new variant is highly infectious yet for some reasons do do you have salim seekers have some sort of forcefield that protects them from colbert you know why are they being treated in such a manner why they've been you know what i can only regard as you know a petri dish for the spread of coronavirus if you have one person was to contact corporate it would spread like wildfire those in the barracks continue waiting for a sponsor the applications to stay in the u.k. some have been at the temporary site since it opened in september human rights lawyers say it's totally unsuitable we find time and same again the whole ball of

the u.k. government is repeatedly you know breaking the law it's repeatedly breaking health and safety regulations and they've created a climate of fear and a barbaric institution houses asylum seekers in such conditions and it's not acceptable in any civilized society but the home office denies these claims it says it is providing caver to kill safe accommodation as well as offering support today if you need it the government takes the wellbeing of asylum seekers extremely seriously we've tried to sayas seekers a safe warm covert secure suitable commendation where they receive 3 meals a day whilst the claims are being processed despite the government's promise that help is available at any hour there have been claims that foreigner pull aside and seekers have enjoyed long wait times to get in touch which could be fatal the home office may claim it's offering a decent standard of support but the warning signs have been there since napier opened its doors and without any political will to effect change it seems that for

these men the situation will only get worse shouted at woodstock r.t. u.k. well despite the condemnation. there are plans to extend another prison style camp in the south of the country ministers will add prefabricated housing to the yells wood facility to hold up to $200.00 migrants but experts do warn that the government's whole attitude to refugees at the site is wrong. our concern with yarl's wood specifically is also the fact that it's it's on the sites of an immigration removal center now this is very important for individuals who have. left their home countries possibly suffered detention in their home countries to maybe victims of trafficking on the way over to put them in a place where they feel as if they are being treated the same as people who are being detained in order to remove them from this country let's change the very

damaging the home office has accommodation all over the country they haven't told us what the occupancy levels is of those of the existing combination of you see at the moment with the pandemic it's very likely that there will be huge levels of vacancies and 8 cells and. so it's unclear why they've taken this decision on an emergency basis to house up to 200 asylum seekers on the site of yours with immigration moving sent. in other news tonight the dutch government has resigned over a scandal which saw thousands of innocent families torn apart after being wrongly accused of child benefit fraud for years admin errors or heavy handed tax officials plunged house elves into ruin by forcing them to hand back welfare payments let's get more details on this now with our correspondents charlotte been following the story for us good evening charlotte i mean one question here is what does the

government actually hope to achieve given the fact that there's an election just weeks away why would they resign now why not just hang on. well this could be a bad suring up support ahead of those elections in march about showing contrition and making sure that people still ringback get out and vote for them we won't know of course if that's the case until there's elections happen in march what we know has happened on friday is not good has gotten into this collectively resigned it follows a report which blamed the ministration mismanagement of childcare subsidies which will thousands will bastions of families in full see excused of fraud no group has already offered his resignation it to the king in the netherlands and that report said that it was both the government that he presided over this time but also the previous rigid administration that we all partly responsible for what happened that

this all began back in 2012 when parents were regarded as fools despite the tax authorities and this was because they had sometimes just incorrectly filled that documents and went one part of the report that said some people missed signatures on those reports now strangely enough it was families that had dual nationality that seemed to be regarded with particular suspicion at just because of that one lawyer who's been presenting against 600 all of the family says that this was ethnic profiling now the rule was being implemented it was said in the report with an eye in cruel meaning they were looking whoops of people well an individual circumstances families loss that they are allowed on sometimes with no reason given to them and other families who had already received benefits were being hounded then for the monies to be paid back thousands and thousands of families impacted as we mentioned ringback but the toll for many of these was that this false accusation

the demands for payments were essentially just too much. enormous strain was one of the reasons i got divorced the tax office is very powerful without going to judge they dry you out they came to my house into my refrigerator they took away my car they took 40 percent of my salary under the pressure of an overheated political need to fight fraud parents were falsely branded as willful prods toure's the victims were powerless against powerful institutions of the rule of law and did not receive the protection they deserved well law project has sent the baucus and she stops current administration but he's not only remaining as the head take m.p. until the caps a new coalition is fullness that can happen all those elections in march but he's also going to remain his party's leader despite the fact that he says that he's shaping this scandal that some already questioning how policy needs is likely to

who presided over this scandal can remain in the jumps rightly so the good minute resigns innocent people have been criminalized their lives destroyed and the house has been incorrectly and incompletely informed about this but it's some believe bill even those responsible gun senior being party leaders well moderate just says he will be staying on and that can take a capacity in order mainly to maintain this situation surrounding the pope at 19 pandemic we felt the need to step down because of the extreme seriousness of the report by the bottom of the committee which has started and thoroughly and in-depth what happened. well he's an immediate response ability any did seem contrite in that press conference all friday afternoon and so far his party still is polling high ahead of elections in march he looks set to remain the leader also launches

party if the polls stay as they are at the moment but it is yet to be seen how this scandal crucially light in that. ok thanks charlotte was artie's charlotte the bins in there we can get more reaction active and get some political thoughts from neighboring germany and told to hamburg state m.p. martin from the left party he joins us preacher you coming on tonight martin from a political perspective how do you view this as the has the government in the netherlands done the right thing here or do you think that they've just highlighted a problem that will affect them in the general election. i think the fact the 2nd is the case is just that a problem if you see what had happened there had been as many as 26000 parents who were wrongly accused and the texas authorities say. that at least $11000.00 of them were singled out for special scrutiny because of that ethnic

origin all true nationality that proves on the one hand the long standing allegation of systematic rests as in the administration of the netherlands and on the other hand you can see that in the new one to reform the formation of capitalist societies of the public utilities shall be and the ends of the state especially health care education child care and child allowance and public transport have to be public and the administration had to be so cool to have to have an educated long races so that as well didn't happen in the last say 1020 years and never lands a need in all western europe we always have the governments pretend that they're still institutional racism but there it's there is a lot of arbitrary acting of the administration and this lot done by every single.

stunt systematic need. mon functioning organization of the administration this is did you think the decision then that we're saying coming from the netherlands today's purely political or is it in any way done to try and help those that were affected and the victims. i think is the collision more of a political calculation by tendency more of that because well it doesn't. matter in the polls it doesn't turn out the government we will see what will be in the next week but probably they think is the most sheep. vote. some families have claim to go. sponsible politician so we will see what the courts will the sonics. think the government they have to resign because the scandal is too quick to not resign but the consequences should be less and i think they were trying to make some. blow up we were krauts responsible

for the scandal and not take the responsibility because there's a mentality the mentality of far from elaine name single families single persons for the ability of the states to handle for example a fair treatment with tax so all and there is another mentality of institutional racism which chest for what the government systematically and it's not in the state of syria across and so on imagine that in the governance resigning but when you look at moderator he says he's going to stay on as the party leader. than he ever saw how crisis i mean have done his shift i mean how do you assess that. yes he's not. think it's a crime of this that 3 the periods and it doesn't busy want to resign from the.

responsible party. position so yeah we'd see if he's really boring to the families who do this really shame all of that have already you should draw the consequences i don't know whether he should resign his post as if i have to be done as well i think he should be more and that i would prefer that if the whole discussion would go indeed for example in the german media we don't hear about the mission of the tax authority that people have been singled out for special scrutiny because of the ethnic origin we don't find that in any german mainstream media through research that i had to go until we got it in that are in other countries this is very politic and job media this is not reported so on the surface at mit maybe

a solution that some will resign spot in deep it must be it and evaluate a share of equal rights and tax in any way and of the treasury acting of our duties and in your leader of all nations so same a person resigning minutes doesn't have to mush i intend it a little but it doesn't have too much and it doesn't have these families these families set been and they have been destroyed they exist and has been destroyed that they lost their homes they didn't was because of the treasurer issues which have been done by the administration which acted against them so will we will see one who will be going on but it is for me it's we have to look more closely all atmosphere agents works and that public. or. that you should not be in. use and not the organized well organized. it's

sure martin that we're going to leave it there but really good to get your political insights on this story that was m.p. martin delts are from the left party. thank you. now it has only been a couple of weeks since the u.k. finally left the u. but breaks it is already being blamed for rows of empty shelves in supermarkets in northern ireland his we can see new restrictions were slapped on good shit from mainland locate in northern ireland after britain totally cut the cord with the you and heads of the big stick market change now calling on the government to sort out the red tape. we recognise the european commission needs to see increased compliance to support the concessions granted through the northern ireland protocol but the current proposals in greece bureaucracy and certification in such a short timescale are unworkable for the prime minister's question in parliament over the supply issues although he did play down the problems but the moment goods

are flowing. normally volumes between great britain and northern ireland surprise move lorries have been turned back. meanwhile scottish fishing companies are also furious and do warn that their products are going to waste you to delivery hold ups bosses or even threatening to him to dump their rotting seafood outside parliament if they can't get their goods to market by next week former party m.e.p. bill etheridge told us that britain's government should be ashamed of itself. this should never have got to this point it's absolutely irresponsible and ridiculous that the british government led to this point years ago we should have had the discussion with the you do you want to do trade with us and keep out of our business if the answer was no you should've left or we'll try to organization terms with a transition period which was built into what had been agreed that could've made all of this absolutely not no chance of happening instead of that we drove it to

the last minute and boris johnson gave ground to the you because you're terrified of go it alone and feels like the country down a bit without enough to allow use of the rig the very reason we're in this position as i said earlier was that we've been delayed for too long this need winterbottom's this is people who are trying to deny the will of the people delayed this to the point where this is now happening they are responsible and the government has a responsibility to sort itself out they created this mess not the people who voted bread's it the government is responsible for the little assaulted a. russian r.t. now another news is even there's been a show of military might from north korea a massive parade has been held in the capital pyongyang to mark the end of the ruling party convention those marching soldiers were on display as well as arms including the submarine launch mystic missiles north korean media did call them the world's most powerful weapons although western experts are still divided on how

much of a threat they could actually use. germany's ruling party set to vote for a new leader this weekend when the christian democrats ballot is likely to become the next chancellor to when angle of course does expire in october peter oliver has more. the c.d.u. party the christian democratic union will elect a new leader this weekend it will see who should be the next contender to be the chancellor of germany who will replace angle americal when she steps down she confirmed again during her new year's address that she would not be running for the chancellorship in september's vote we had heard from her 1st way back in 2018 saying she wasn't going to stand again this 4th term as my last as german chancellor at the 2021 problem and a real action i will not put forward my candidacy for the chancellor she began so

who's in the running to replace a well the leader of the state of north rhine-westphalia in live shot at 59 years old he's a real big ally of angular merkel very much seen as the continuity counted it then there's friedrich may it's 65 the oldest in the running he is a multi-millionaire corporate lawyer a long term rival of. then there's no but to can 55 the youngest in the race he is currently the chairman of the foreign affairs committee and certainly knows his way around the bundestag he's been a member of the parliament since the 1994 let's have a listen to what all of the candidates have to say ahead of this weekend's conference i stand for everyone and i think that those who did not vote for me if i am elected will also be able to live with me and accept me do we want to continue

to play in a regional leak every country for itself or do we want to play champions league to play a role in the world. you meet what i bring is government experience the ship of big federal state balancing different interests and perhaps this doesn't hurt you with a lower it won the election however whoever wins the c.d.u. leadership may not end up standing for chancellor what we're. seeing is what's being called a shadow campaign ran to push forward the leader of the state of bavaria and the leader of the christian democratic society and sister party the christie and social union marcus then this health minister again spawn he's being touted as a potential outside bet to run as chancellor what we will know is who will lead the c.d.u. party over this weekend we may well have to wait until around the beginning of march to find out exactly who will be the.