a legacy. there also can be a change to. the press. millions of users and even global leaders flock to privacy centric messaging apps like telegram amid concerns over data sharing that as of facebook and twitter are hit by scandals over censorship. there is anger over u.s. media suggestions that the donald trump's supporters are a cult who need deprogramming like extremists. cannot wipe out the whole 35000000 people that will agree with an american. and a shift in vaccine advice in norway as 13 people die after receiving the fines or job but the country's drugs agency says it is not

a long. lived direct from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now it is being called the largest digital migration in history millions of users are abandoning whatsapp over new terms which would mean users sharing more of their data with parent company facebook even global leaders are making the switch to more privacy centric rivals such as telegram looking at the trend here's dimitri. 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. the chancellor considers it problematic that the accounts of the us presidents have now been permanently blocked i don't like anybody being son so 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 set. 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 declaring the alternative is 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 texts and 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 the us

people have become very wary of the traditional tech giants i think in the long run facebook what's out there. by the same orbit there's an makers have to revise the rules because they have. in a way to scare people the know that there are already a lot of the. 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 you and they are actually getting your consent for it and and they have double standards if you are a what's yours or in germany you have a different conditions but if you are in russia or if you're in turkey if you're in azerbaijan if you are in is that you are entitled to different rules this is not fair we now live in a global village and these kind of forms connect all of us so it

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 stepped up their attacks on all those who voted for donald trump there are calls to deprogram his supporters and some have even made comparisons with terrorists there are millions of americans almost all worried almost all republicans. somehow need to be deprogrammed they are members of a cult we're trying to scold 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 them to radicalize somebody as osama bin laden did to what president trump did. but

trump supporters are questioning the mainstream media assault and say their views and opinions should be heard. they don't like their opinion on the brainwashing i just don't agree with them people are brainwashed by the media it to divide people that ever wait. to sin city get the. freedom of speech is an american people who voted for trump wanted to change it just cannot wipe out a whole 75000000 people that don't agree with you you can vote. for whoever you want to thank you should be afraid of having people come back we all need to come together unite. hard 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 and we should have our guns taken from a sex 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. health officials in norway are adjusting their code vaccination advice after the deaths of 13 elderly people possibly from side effects after being given a dose of the pfizer vaccine 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 its covert immunization program with the pfizer vaccine in late december and on friday rolled out the vaccine as well nursing home residents are on the priority list since then 29 people have been reported to have suffered side effects after getting the pfizer job but the norwegian medicines regulator says it is not alarmed by the numbers saying the risks are low except among the most frail of patients and people with underlying health issues the experts we spoke to agree that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks but that caution is needed for the most vulnerable. they actually all forces in norway believe that there may be a problem that it's right to be cautious but vaccine should only have to really be given to people who are fit and well in any case if somebody who use it seriously

well or frail they really doctors need to think about giving them a back seat i think pfizer baxi is one of in terms of its effectiveness initially at least it seems to be one of the best the vaccines on the market but how long will it last for remains to be seeing 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 depths 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 any major problems i still haven't seen any. legitimate evidence that this vaccination and the risk of the vaccination outweighs the benefit at this point. the dutch government has

resigned over a scandal in which thousands of innocent families were torn apart after being wrongly accused of child benefit fraud for years admin errors saw heavy handed tax officials plunged household into ruin by forcing them to hand back welfare payments artie's charlie dubinsky has crossed developments for us. 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 rigid administration that were all partly responsible for what happened that this all began back in 2012 when parents were regarded as. tax authorities and this was because they had sometimes just incorrectly filled out documents so when 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 well

guarded with particular suspicion at just because that fact at one point presenting about $600.00 all of the family says that this was ethnic profiling now the norm was being implemented it was said paul with an eye for meaning they were looking roups of people while the individual circumstances family's loss that they are allowance sometimes with no reason given to them and other families who do already received benefits for being hounded then for the money to be paid back thousands and thousands of families impacted as we mentioned but the toll for many of these was that this false accusation the demands from payments 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 proud status the victims were powerless against powerful institutions of the rule of law and did not receive the protection they deserved well mockridge i has said the buck essentially stops we've his current administration but he's not only me who made me a gay take m.p. in telepaths a new code. licious 45 can happen before those elections in march but he's also going to remain here party's leader despite the fact that he says that he's sort of shaking oafish this scandal that some already questioning how postini just like we don't who presided over the scandal can we're making in the jungle rightly so the cabinet resigns innocent people who have been criminalized their lives destroyed and the college has been incorrectly and incompletely informed about this but it's some believe bill even those responsible continue to be in party leaders are just says he will be staying on and that can take a capacity it all down mainly to maintain this 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 and which has started and thoroughly and in-depth what happened and we came to the conclusion that it's an affordable 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 the support request for the support him we think we will get it and 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 it may change responsibility any did seem contrite in that press conference all friday afternoon and so far his party still is polling high ahead to those elections in 'd march but it is yet to be seen how this scandal crucially light in fact all right i'll be back with more news after

a short break this is arch international there with. you know this is a theme that i saw as fascinating how markets can attract investors who are investing in destruction of their own country or their own communities it's like similar to the business model of the mafia you know when they burn down a restaurant right then they collect on the insurance etc. aesop's fables caution us to be careful what we wish for because it might just come true after 4 years of donald trump the democrats a triumphant lee retaking power in the united states is not a cause for celebration or concern.

join me every 1st day on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back this is our team international now there has been a show of military might from north korea a massive parade has been held in the capital to mark the end of the ruling party convention rows of marching soldiers were on display as well as arms including new submarine launched ballistic missiles north korean media called them the world's most powerful weapons the western experts are still divided on how much of a threat they could pose can from lawyers for peace and did militarization in korea

says penang is trying to get washington's attention. every year we see weapons receive messages being sent in this scenario i'm sure they wanted to say we're out here america and you're going through a lot of struggle right now at the capitol with the changeover of the elections and they want to be seen and heard heard from so i'm sure it's a message that we we have these weapons remember we need to deal with this and hopefully. it can be moved into a realm of discussing peace rather than the ring the kinds of conflicts that have occurred over the last decades the time has come to sign a peace agreement that talks it's a non-aggression pact it's in agreement to exchange embassies to have someone on

the ground who will step out every single day and be working on building relationships and dialogue breaking down the misperceptions and fears without that we can move forward. hundreds of asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike with some even attempting suicide over desperate conditions at a temporary camp in southern england rights groups warn that the former army barracks are worse than a prison overcrowding there has also left refugees terrified of catching cold it archies shah to edwards docherty reports. napier barracks a former military site in folks in kent now uses temporary accommodation for around $400.00 male 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 the food some are protesting for transparency. but they need no news about how long we're going to stay in this part you know we have no idea of our future but we lost hope and we are desperate i have been here for 3 months and i feel really bad 14 people in 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 cubicles between 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 last. one being so.

proof. you. didn't ask the dog and they returned him back now. in his role ready. let me have a note on the last month to people who. don't serve god . 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 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 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 your 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 it of what i can only regard as you know a petri dish for the spread of corona virus if you have one person was to contact co but it was spread like wildfire those in the barracks continue waiting for a response to 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 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 there have been claims that fund herbalists side 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 facility in england ministers 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 says the government does have other options though. 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 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 the commendation hotel is now are desperate to have their rooms occupied. in any way they can and so they are prepared to take saw 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. a trip to the circus usually guarantees some high flying acrobats and a bit of slapstick from the clowns but one russian big top is in big trouble for

bringing in monkeys in nazi uniforms and goats draped in swastika flag and the animals were led around the ring by handlers wearing soviet army uniforms in a performance commissioned by the russian orthodox church the problem is russian law forbids the public display of nazi symbols prosecutors are now investigating the church has defended the show insisting it is about the victory over fascism and the spurning of nazi ideology. to germany now where the ruling party is due to elect its a new leader this weekend the winner in the christian democrats ballot is likely to become the next chancellor when uncle merkel's term expires in october artie's peter oliver breaks down the candidates for us. 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 to 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 shot at 59 years old he's a real big ally of angular merkel very much seen as the continuity calendared it then there's friedrich minutes at 65 the oldest in the running he is a multimillionaire corporate lawyer a long term rival of. then there's no but it's again $55.00 the youngest in the race and 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 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. what i bring is government experience disapprove big 3rd rule 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 on the leader of the christian democratic society and sister party the christian social union marcus zone 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 contender from that party from the c.d.u. c.s.u. group to stand as the replacement for angela merkel. that's the news for this hour i will be back in $32.00 and a half minutes with another full and fresh look to news this is our future national . so let's not pretend for a 2nd you know traits or that you're being silenced steve just your take is are popular with me struck all the fun in that fight go find your own audience to complain when they're all stupid racists.

so we lose the centers of intimacy to suit she's going to be memphis mccomb the new movie. many of. them and those you just can't stand forever up with a ticket did you hear that oh. i'm talking about is a very international community. meeting yesterday and the trick is you need to. do this to keep those who confessed discuss the studies to new orleans. there's a push for them at the works to restrain the growth of brazil so their nuclear cooperation in antarctica is everything produced polluted with it in front of t.v.

with any of the. 5 they have i would have acted all day but i decided not to take the supplies. with my gift and tell you that. hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle on this edition of crossfire we have a look at trump's legacy as president of the united states as our politics are so

divided we shouldn't be surprised if there are multiple legacies depending on how you view trump there also can be no doubt he changed america and the presidency. to discuss legacies i'm joined by my guest scott ritter and eleanor he is a former intelligence officer in the united nations weapons inspector in new orleans we have brian trasher he is a troll for president 2020 sarah get and in san diego we have laura fink she is founder and c.e.o. of group communications and a democratic strategist all right crossed up also the fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to scott 1st here scott you wrote an article for our team a couple days ago. basically discussing trump's legacy and you wrote this biden will be sworn in as the 40.