each of the legacies of any future and they're also to me you know you changed. the pressure. that was. it. was and. millions of users and even global leaders flock to privacy centric messaging apps like telegram i made concerns over data sharing that as space book and twitter are hit by the scandals over censorship. the dutch government quite soft of thousands of families were torn apart by being wrongfully accused of welfare fraud and the forceful attempts to claw back payments i don't. want to be.

inhuman overcrowded facilities and a high risk of exposure to cove it hundreds of asylum seekers in the u.k. go on hunger strike or the conditions based say are worse than prison with some even attempting suicide. or welcome you're watching r.t. international with minichiello and our top story this hour it's being called the largest digital migration in history millions of users are abandoning want sop over new terms which would mean users sharing more of their data with parents company facebook even global leaders in making the switch to more privacy centric rivals such as telegram looking at the trend has dimitri park. 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 bug bears behind the exodus privacy is the big one whatsapp snooty and see we'll 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 a suspect 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 10 world leaders including the presidents of circ and 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. the 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 the clear and 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 turkey's envoy to the czech republic is one of many politicians

switching to the online messaging app telegram he told us people have become wary of the traditional tech giants i think in the long run facebook what's out there. by the same corporate decision makers have to revise the rules because they have. in a way to scare people we know that there are already a lot of the nation cases against them for misusing information and there were 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 are and 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. mainstream media have steps up their attacks on all those who voted for donald trump there are calls to deprogram his the process 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 by trying to support is a questioning the mainstream media assaults and say that views and opinions said because. they don't like their opinion and call them brainwashed 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 bad. for whoever you want to thank you should be afraid of having people come back we all need to come together . night. in that they have identified from 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 the 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 do is violent rampage around the country for almost a full year they have absolutely spot. and out of both sides of their mouths on this on the left and there's going to be a political price to pay for the. health officials in norway are adjusting their vaccination advice after the deaths of 13 elderly people possibly from the side effects caused by vaccines all those who died were care home residents aged over 80 it seems that some of these patients get such severe side effects in the form of

fever and malays that it can make a very serious illness even more serious which may lead to death norway launched his covert immunization program with their fire is that and maternal vaccines in late december nursing home residents are on the priority list since then 29 people have been reported to have suffered side effects but the norwegian drugs regulators say it's not alarmed by the numbers saying the risks are low except among the most frail of patients are people with underlying health issues the medical and science experts we spoke to were agreed that vaccine benefits outweigh the risks that cautions needed for the most vulnerable. but if the authorities in norway believe that there may be a problem that it's right to be cautious that vaccine should only ever really be given to people who would fit well in any case if somebody who's seriously well or frail they really got me to think about giving them

a back seat i think would go far as a back seat is one of in terms of its effectiveness initially at least seems to be one of the best a back seat on the market but how long it might last for remains to be see but it is a good vaccine there is nothing wrong with it i don't think it's nothing to worry about i think i think that the scientists and the medical community in norway as well as the world community should look at those steps and see if there's something that they had in common there is a concern but i think at this point there and so many people have gotten this vaccine and not had a major problem i still haven't seen any. legitimate evidence that this vaccination and the risk of the vaccination outweighs the benefits at this point. hundreds of asylum seekers have gone on

hunger strike with some even attempting suicide of a desperate conditions at a temporary count in southern england rights groups one that the former army barracks are was then prison overcrowding there has also left refugees terrified of catching code that shoddy at woodstock he reports. 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 last resort is very cold some are protesting about it. some are protesting for transparency. they need news about how long we're going to

stay in this part you know we have no idea about. what we lost hope and we are desperate. been here for 3 months and i feel really bad 14 people were one ruined 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 the cost for 20 people you know there are reports of a number of suicide attempts inside including one just days ago honest with victims being returned to the barracks shortly after world war. one i'm being so. proof. if. he's known to us to talk and they return him back now. years roll. looking up and noted last month. right who.

was i do it seems like conditions have only become less since my last visit just 2 months ago when it was clear something was very very wrong there were already accounts of poor hygiene and out of order facilities as well as if the crowded rooms if they couldn't 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 ball on the basis of that we are no in a position of 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 are they being 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 colbert it would spread like wildfire those in the barracks continue waiting for a response to their 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 base 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 the 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 cave it's a kill safe accommodation as well as offering support to those who need it the government takes the wellbeing of asylum seekers extremely seriously we've tried to sayas seekers a safe warm. covert secure a 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 they have been claims that vulnerable asylum 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. despite the condemnation there are plans to extend another prison style facility in england ministers will add prefabricated housing to the yarl's wood center to hold up to 200 migrants a former vice chairman of the european council on refugees and exiles say is the government and doesn't does have other options. there are a large number of hotels which of course at the moment all vacant the number of tourists are very diminished because of the lockdown as a result of the pandemic and so this accommodation is available and in fact the home office has contract it with some hotel operators to provide accommodation this way and frankly they need to do more of providing that kind of reasonable standard

of accommodation hoteliers now are desperate to have their rooms occupied in any way they can and so they are prepared to take far lower prices than they might otherwise charge to people who come there as tourists and so therefore the government can get some pretty good deals with hotel operators. but that's government has resigned over a scandal which thought thousands of innocent families torn apart after being wrongfully accused of child benefit for 3 years as an ara still heavily heavy handed tax officials plan to households into ruin by forcing them to hand back welfare payments artie's it shall be bensky is across friday developments. it is 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 at this time but also

the previous rejected ministration that we're all partly responsible for was happened now this all began back in 2012 when parents were regarded as a tax authorities and this is because they had sometimes just incorrectly filled out documents so when one part of the report that said some people missed signatures on most reports now strangely enough it was families that had dual nationality that seemed to be well guarded in particular suspicion at just because of the fact that one lawyer representing about 600 all of the family says that this was ethnic profiling never nor was being implemented it was said it was poor with an eye and cool meaning they were looking up 6 people rather than individual circumstances families loss that they are allowance sometimes with no reason given to them and other families who do already received benefits for being held at them

for the money to be paid back thousands and thousands of families impacted as we mentioned but the toll for many of these posts that this false accusation demands from claims essentially just too much the 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 and took 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 terse the victims were powerless against powerful institutions of the rule of law and did not receive the protection they deserved the law project has said the buck essentially stops with his current administration but he's not only home made me a gay take m.p. until a passing new code. listen to school if i can have been before those elections in march but he's also going to remain his party's leader despite the fact that he

says that he is sort of shady in the belief it this scandal that some already questioning how the party just like we don't want to resign i did this scandal can remain in the journal rightly so the good minute resigns innocent people have been criminalized their lives destroyed and the house has been incorrectly and completely informed about this but it's some believe bill even those responsible gun senior have been party leaders well margaret just says he will be staying on and that can take a capacity in order mainly to maintain the situation surrounding $1000.00 pandemic we felt the need to step down because of the extreme seriousness of the report by the bottom of the committee which has just started and thorley and in-depth what happened and we came to the conclusion that it's unavoidable and that we stepped down and at the same time that we are still capable we think with full support of parliament we respectfully ask for support requests for the support him we think we

will get it of course within the parameters of all the debates and discussions we will have respondent to be effective in fighting to come across it well he's an immediate response ability and it did seem contrite in that press conference all friday afternoon so far his party still is polling high ahead of elections in march but it is yet to be seen how this scandal crucially might impact that. it's been a show of month military might from north korea a massive parades being held in the capital pyongyang to mark the end of the ruling party convention rows of marching soldiers were on display as well as i say including a new submarine launched beardless the misfiled north korean media called them the wilds. most powerful weapons western experts are still divided on how much of a threat they could.

germany's ruling party is that to vote for a new leader this weekend the winner in the christian democrats ballot is likely to become the next chancellor when angela merkel's term expires in october piece all of the breaks down the candidates. 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 angela merkel 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 be leader of the state of north rhine-westphalia english 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 angola merkel then there's nobody to can $55.00 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 had 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 disapprove big federal state balancing different interests and perhaps this doesn't hurt to you wouldn't have lowered 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 the leader of the christian democratic union sister party the christian social union marcus zone then there's health minister yen spawn who'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 content from that party from the c.d.u. c.s.u. group to stand as the replacement for angle merkel. russia

has confirmed it's now pulling out of a multinational treaty which allows our land surveillance flights over other countries the united states walked away from the deal last november with the reasons and ramifications he is in for trying. what almost 2 months ago washington said they are getting out that they are no longer part of the open skies treaty because of how as they were putting it russia was not playing by the rules of the game by the way moscow said that all these allegations were nonsense the russian government had several ways to respond to it the 1st one the least likely option was to ignore washington's exit altogether the 2nd option was to do the same to say goodbye to the open skies treaty and the 3rd option was to try and save the greenman through negotiations to try and save it by proposing some new terms or

maybe by trying to negotiate a new agreement all together well the russian diplomats were saying that initially they tried to go for the 3rd option but didn't get anything in response from washington and that was when they realized that there was nothing else for the russian government to do but to leave the green mint even though russia regrets it last month the russian president vladimir putin reminded of how other core international security agreements were collapsing in a similar manner and words that the story could repeat itself and that's what we're seeing right now pretty sickening our american colleagues left the i.n.f. treaty again not as you know it's our partners to go with it but then they withdrew from the open skies treaty so what should we do you leave everything as it is in your small people so why do you think we are dumb. the 2 decades old open skies treaty allowed on armed surveillance flights in the airspace of its signatories

which contributed to global transparency in trust besides russia and the us there were 33 members of the greenland which brings us to the main concern that was expressed by the russian government among. these 33 signatories there are quite a few american allies from the nato and their flushing planes could no longer fly across the atlantic to do their job when it comes to surveillance what if u.s. european allies can still do the same in russia and then share their intelligence with washington the question that was being asked in the kremlin whether that is fair and whether that is the way to go so the russian government decided that the answer to this question is no and that's why they're leaving after several attempts to try and rescue the deal like i told you earlier. a trip to the circus usually

guarantees some high flying a combat sound a bit of slapstick from the clowns but one russian big top is in big trouble for bringing on monkeys in nazi uniforms and go straight to swastika flags the animals were led around the ring by how close in thought he it on the uniforms of the performance commissions by the russian orthodox church the problem is russian law forbids the public display of nazi symbols prosecutes the now investigating the church has defended the show insisting that it's about the victory over fascism and this burning of nazi ideology. get in touch and tell us your thoughts on that story and everything else by following us on social media and we're back at the top of the hour with a. choice

no pretext of shaking to trace sure that you're being silenced stitchers to your pages are popular with me as you call the fun in that fight go find your own audience to complain when they're all stupid racists. seemed wrong. but old rules just don't hold. any you get to shape out just to become educated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. strategist well that's the one i will go. with customers go by. will reduce some lower. that's undercutting but what's good for markets is not good

for the global economy. this is a boom bust the one business show you can't afford to miss there montecito going to washington coming out the big tech band conversation continues as social media giants face more backlash on purging account we have former republican congressman ron paul discussing his experience with facebook and a panel discussion leader on the president's twitter ban and what this means for the future of regulation we have a lot to get to so let's get started. we begin the show with the wild week with big tack will began with a president donald trump twitter ban has led to purging of social media accounts

some without notice well our next guest lost access to his facebook account citing a violation of community standards but it appears no details were provided so let's welcome our former u.s. republican congressman ron paul congressman thank you so much for being with us today can you start by just explaining to us what happened in your situation here with facebook. well i was caught by surprise i guess is about 2 days ago that i arrived and and the staff looks at the. you know the website right away they say they've cut us off there which was a surprise to me because it's something. for me personally it's it's an article that i do every every week and i think one article defending liberty i've been doing it every week since 1906 have never had any controversy related to it and all of a sudden they said you don't follow community standards and i was just dumbfounded because.