Watching R T International coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 4 pm welcome to the program. Facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg has met with President Donald Trump the social media platforms chief is looking to defend his company amid mounting criticism over privacy issues Data Protection and the recent legal case facebook claims theres a publisher and is therefore allowed to ban one thing but potentially that would also make it liable for what goes out on its platform responsibility its purposely trying to dodge theyre trying to go box at the potential ramifications. Water here. Thats better. Plaintive ultra right activist laura luma who was taken off pretty much all major Online Platforms defendant facebook one of the giants which kicked her out we carefully flicked through these court papers which the defendant filed could fly and bury the lawsuit and heres what really caught the eye. To the extent miss lewis claimed targets facebooks decision to deactivate her accounts it is also deficient on the well established law need to facebook know any of the publisher can be liable for failing to publish someone elses message 1st amendment provides absolute protection for such decisions what was it again neither facebook nor any other publisher protection by the 1st amendment so in this particular case the lawyers of sucking co are happy to legally refer to their social network as publisher digging a bit deeper will reveal facebook has done that in the past as well when last year an app startup was crossing swords with facebook in court this is what came from the network spent the publisher discretion is it 3 speechwriter respect to what technological means is used so is it just me or somethings wrong with how the platform we use every day identifies itself because when facebook bosses take questions in other places it seems they always try to distance themselves from the notion publisher which are you are you a tech company or are you the Worlds Largest publisher because i think that goes to a really important question on what form of regulation or Government Action if any we would take senator this is. A really big question i view us as a tech company because the primary thing that we do is build technology and products are you responsible for your content which made exactly the end of a publisher. Well i agree that were responsible for the content but we dont produce the content and thats been the message for quite a while. We are a tech company not a media company. I do think we have to be the publisher and we definitely dont want to be the arbiter of the truth now just imagine what kind of legal trouble the tech giant may put itself in if it becomes universally recognized the company Mr Zuckerberg is running is a publisher not just a tech platform are they really ready to be responsible for anything disturbing more outright criminal that gets posted under the blue logo the examples have been out there in abundance. The way. Or what if simply someone decides to lawyer and bully me with all kinds of offensive stuff right on facebook should i then also follow defamation suit against the network because they as a publisher a lot of its well known you cant have a cake and eat it at the same time will probably unless your last name is sucker berg austrian m. P. s are urging vienna to veto a major trade deal between the e. U. And south america are unhappy about the way brazil is handling the large scale amazon fires similar concerns have been expressed by france and germany however many e. U. Businesses do work with firms and have a direct connection to the fires as they are to Charlotte Evans he explains its an environmentalist Worst Nightmare wild fly is raging in the amazon destroying the worlds most biodiverse tropical rain forest. Our house is burning literally the amazon rainforest the lungs which produce 20 percent of our planets oxygen is on fire as an International Crisis i couldnt agree more manual macro we need to act for the amazon and for our planet talk kids and grandkids accounting on the lines of the entire earth are factored and thats why we need to find Common Solutions here leaders of the globes most advanced countries pledged to do more at the g 7 the heat may have died down but the blame game certainly hasnt with some looking closely at where the amazon woos may. Europes Financial Institutions the companies and the financier is housed in those countries are contributing to the forestation many of these companies are known to have unsuitable practices in their supply chain to be clearing areas for the expansion of agriculture especially pursuing cattle so yeah and cattle ranching account for 80 percent of deforestation Major Companies such as a. T. M. Call gail j. B. S. Are being financed by some of us biggest banks including b m p power of us dont spank and block walk they not only bankroll the debt theyre also major shareholders with the force in how these companies are run so areas of the amazon are sometimes. To provide all earned for cows to graze or to grow crops to feed life stock these european banks are directly building the forestation do it your bank he black rock in vanguard collectively more than a 1000000000. 00 in debt in just the 3 largest saw in the 3 largest cattle Companies Operating in brazil these even banks often vocal about this thing ability policies. Are also being accused of hypocrisy Environmental Campaign group amazon watch contacting them about their role in the amazon was fine as well Deutsche Bank and blackhawk didnt respond b. M. P. Paragraphs had things to say the m. P. Paribus has been strengthening the sec to policies related to deforestation for several years and this prompted his clients to protect natural microsystems and preserve biodiversity to the best of their abilities that experts say is just simply not good enough we can encourage that family is yours he can roll in requiring that companies have certain standards the doubt deforestation commitments that they implement those commitments and then they report on their progress to address the deforestation with in their supply chains given that even if theyre not producing these materials or directly clearing the forests they have a role to play in ensuring that that clearance doesnt happen without the traceability the accountability of all actors involved including here in europe the fear is that our house will continue to show. Off powers weve asked archer bank to comment on the links to the deforestation of the amazon we have yet to receive a response. Now the central russia where a Major International military exercise center 2019 is in full swing in addition to the host nations like china and india are also taking part in the drill aims to take cooperation between the neighbors to a new level in the face of ice alike terror threats among the spectators as bottom airport as well as watching the maneuvers the president is also meeting his kurgans counterpart there. This is a very loud if press of spectacle the simulated food terrorists of predictably being beaten back and just a few meters away from us we have military observers from all over the world i counted at least a dozen nato badges watching the show watching the spectacle. With the president in the stands as well 20 meters away from us but theres a purpose to this is isnt just a shoe for enjoyment to a spectacle this is an exercise to form a unity to Form Corporation between asian nations asian states that threatened by islamic radicalism and this is their effort to sort of get to get to know each other get to Work Together even india and pakistan odds with each other open conflict working together here behind me as i reported earlier the story is radical islamist terrorists of come to power in a simulated Central Asian republic theyve formed a quasi caliph that if you will and the mission is to stop them to prevent them from seizing any more territory they come into possession of advanced weapons and being belligerent towards participating nations and participating 8 countries representing a good heart full of the worlds population china India Pakistan russia as well as for Central Asian republics their mission is to stop the terrorists and prevent them from taking any more territory to defend themselves the military contingency representing those 8 nations amanda 128000 troops as well as 20000 vehicles and tanks of all time. Until reagan added fence Missile Systems as well as 600 aircraft including drones the military exercises themselves are stretched over a 6 day period across a variety of different battlefields and today the grand crescendo the objective is to hold an enemy attack knock out their cruise missiles and at the end go on the offensive and crush them the point of these military exercises isnt to show off any participating nations to some degree will face the threat of radical extremism and the point of these war games is to make sure that if worst comes to worst and these people come to power the bug dissipating nations can present a united front to stop an enemy that has demonstrated its remorseless merciless and capable of anything. Pakistan is also taking part political commentator and journalist john white emphasized the importance of crushing joining new delhi in the deals. Its a growing trend of cooperation between countries in central asia and it makes perfect sense given that the cease all minutes you station as a ghost to global terrorism hugely significant as it will disappear and of india and pakistan of course. Changes over time actually you know being very very high and get the newest article enmity that has existed between course country so this is a testament and should be to the difficult diplomacy of china russia and bringing these countries into into disagreement was fatally important in this cooperation is that there is more integration that theres more between new countries because you dont know whats going to unfold in afghanistan its very important for the countries who are in the region to have some sort of brought against any individual to know and so we need to achieve in that. Several 100 people have gathered in the in about a desert in the u. S. Under the rallying cry of storm area 51. 00 it started as a joke campaign to break into the secretive military base has ended up talking about 2000000 supporters on facebook with me claiming the American Government hiding your photos there are 2 quarterbacks of the story. Of the day weve all been waiting for a chance to discover if weve been contacted by aliens over 2000000 people have already said theyre going to storm area 51 top secret u. S. Military base its notoriously connected to u. F. O. Sightings and 2 teens have already gotten their feet wet trespassers caught near area 51 to a man from the netherlands arrested after getting 3 miles inside the Valid National security site this morning the truth is out there but so are the Police Busting to dutchman they say were trying to sneak a peek at area 51 the legendary classified base in nevada supposedly home to little green men in their spaceships it was just a joke at 1st a Facebook Event encouraging people to storm the mysterious space. We will meet up in rural nevada and cool neato own policies if we know we can move faster than their boots lets see the millions even the guy who came up with the idea wasnt taking it too seriously it was all fun and games until the f. B. I. Came knocking on his door thinking he could be a terrorist it started out as just from a pure stroke of imagination its just meant to be funny i want to do something cool out there now that we have a bunch of people but i dont want anybody to get hurt still that hasnt stopped people from jumping on the bandwagon maybe most will just stick to being keyboard warriors and chicken out at the last minute ok but the authorities are not treating this as a joke which may just be adding to the curiosity. All joking aside were taking it very seriously on nation has secrets and those secrets deserve to be protected secrets well theyve got to be important because extra security and barricades have already been prepared in anticipation of the horde it also doesnt help that several videos have surfaced in recent years of supposedly u. F. O. Sightings all captured by u. S. Navy pilots. And the navy only added fuel to the fire of speculation when it labeled those objects and identified aerial phenomena the navy does ignatz the objects contained in these videos as only been 2 for an aerial phenomenon the unidentified aerial phenomena terminology is used because it provides the basic descriptor for the observations of unauthorized unidentified objects that have been observed entering operating in the is space various military controlled training ranges government secrecy always will fuel all kinds of speculation when you have a government that is not transparent its going to lose the confidence of the people this was the lesson of the soviet union its the lesson of the United States today where there is a lack of transparency where people know that theyre not getting the truth from their government on a large number of matters area 51 and you of those in general have never gone away in the public imagination certainly not in the United States. There have been many sightings of apparent u. S. Those in the vicinity of area 51 and people know about that and theres always been the stories so. I think it just captured the imagination of a lot of people we might not know how many people are really going to this area 51 a vent but one things for. The u. S. Government is acting like its got something to hide on the border party. To russian actor has been released in moscow under a travel ban after a Major Campaign by the acting community on that after the break. The process for constructing this was to him as a bio degradable staff told which is poor and this is inserted beneath the skin when the skin is suctioned over the scaffold over a period of about 6 months you have to shoot in growth and invesco are always icing occurring in other words the cells the mule in your body grow into the scaffold it grows its own blood supply so now this is fully integrated as part of my own its a living part of my. Join me every thursday on the alex simon shore and ill be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Welcome back a young russian actor who was detained during an opposition protest in moscow has been released though under a travel ban his case galvanize support from activists especially among the acting community with more details he has more of a national. Mosco court has changed previous decision and pov a listing of has been released on the travel ban russias general Prosecutors Office as well as the countrys own which men all have been calling for softening the initial punishment for these young men but many believe that todays decision is not about that but rather about a victory of a Civil Society and 100 percent result of unified actions and afterwards and solidarity of people who simply believed that pavol osteen of had been convicted wrongfully and that was exactly what pavel sr and his mom talked about after the decision was announced yet like that that im upset with. Everyone for this and the media the public originary people and actors and even the prosecutor who finally heard us today i was sitting in the hearing with a new film because everything is different now it was obvious that after so much support from the public the decision would change now he can be at home its a victory for all of us pavol scase caused an unprecedented wave of defiance and support from celebrities to ordinary people we saw them lining up for what is known as one man protest this is the easiest legal way of protesting demonstrating here in russia and there was also a Massive Online Campaign with actors and other public figures publishing their video statements in support for. Demanding his release but just as that which will since we have just finished a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar and we actors from the more soviet theater express our support for our colleague pavel steele receiving this. Im joining the freedom to brother list in no job russian yes to justice as for this tragic case involving. We sincerely express often support for him and his family patients the whole justice will prevail. Earlier monday populous state. 23 year old russian actor was sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for violence against a Police Officer during hes arrest at an unauthorized opposition rally in central moscow in early august but before that short of the moment of the arrest of populist you know it was published and pavol was seen there walking normally in the middle of the square mind other people before for a policeman in full gear riot gear with rubber sticks him to the ground and actually the b. Dude did not give the answer to the obvious question what happened before that moment and why the Police Officer is single pavol among all the people in the square by was very strong and when the judge refused to use this video as an added a huge massive compay in protest pain started that led us here today has been released and a travel ban. A major American Pharmaceutical Company has started bankruptcy proceedings after being accused of creating an Opioid Epidemic pretty far but has been slapped with a multibillion dollar fine as a settlement for some 2 and a half 1000 lawsuits but nobody is likely to go to jail explains. Purdue pharmaceuticals recently found liable for the Opioid Epidemic has filed for bankruptcy its reached an agreement for a settlement with 22 different state attorney generals regarding its malfeasance and the lawsuits now some attorney generals are saying its not enough it should not be about billionaires looking to use the bankruptcy process as a vehicle to further shield their assets and escape accountability this proposed deal isnt worth nearly what they say it is it doesnt require the sac there is to pay back a dime of the billions of dollars they set out a pretty you through the sales. Over the last many years now the Opioid Epidemic has claimed roughly 400000 lives so paying a big fine does seem a bit lenient right well youll notice that none of these prosecutors are talking about jailing big pharma execs and they cant its a civil suit not a criminal case but that raises the question what a Big Corporation makes reckless decisions in pursuit of its own profits if they sold more made more money but yes. The same ones. Every other company in the industry and their actions result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people shouldnt they face some kind of very severe or real panel think attorneys general. Various states where you. Should be looking very seriously at the conduct of the jewels and consider the criminal prosecution if those individuals if the elements of the crimes that theyve committed are clear if agreement was brought to bear on those responsible this type of conduct would be unlikely to be repeated well the u. S. Legal system doesnt seem to work that way back in the early 2010 years that General Motors put an ignition switch in a very dangerous spot where drivers could inadvertently turn it. Off by accident it was very dangerous and as a result 124 people died rather more the company actively tried to cover this up even works to darrelle a recall so what happened well the c. E. O. Got grilled by the u. S. Senate my sincere apologies to everyone who has been affected by this recall i am deeply sorry but did anyone go to jail no g. M. Got fined 900000000 dollars and had its production closely monitored by the government for 3 years but did anyone go to jail for actions that resulted in taking over 100 innocent lives no there are principles in. Corporations that are in this country but around the world who are cruel one because of their power and the money they do to me and some of the people in these companies who contribute to the. Description of. The United States knew that they were likely to be criminally prosecuted if they were they would twice or 3 times or not engage in that behavior but for average americans who kill people or commit Violent Crimes the penalties are not so soft the United States has the biggest prison population of any country in the world its also the only western country to still practice the Death Penalty and sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole are handed out in the United States all the time jurors heard 2 days of testimony about goals because difficult childhood goldsby himself asked the jury for mercy but 8 jurors still favored the Death Penalty why. Did you do that you have to serve at the ceiling so the rule of american justice seems to be kill one person in a fit of rage youre going to jail maybe even for life but kill hundreds or maybe even thousands of people in pursuit of bigger profits for your shareholders well just pay a fine and dont lose too much sleep over it up and r. T. New york. Thats a wrap up of the days top news for now thanks for tuning in. With coal make goods manufactured and sentenced to public wealth. When the ruling pluses protect themselves. With the financial merry go round be the one percent. We can all middle of the room sick. I mean real news. The world. Is a tense situation in venezuela is still all over the news the problem in venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented but that socialism has been faithfully implement from the inside venezuela things were different were going to announce sanctions against petroleum to venezuela so sudan famously have a son of a moment goes. Down but some political battle scene on the moon the captain of the moment the focus of the who story isnt new makes him cold in Henry Kissinger to tell him that it would not be tolerated in latin america an alternative economic and social system could take hold and therefore the policy would be to make the chilean economy scream so wont snowmaking the economy of venezuela screed. I believe you are. You there. Was. Sophie shevardnadze and for most of us. Alec tronics into ourselves still sounds like something out of a Science Fiction but not for him i guess i guess believes that human bodies absolutely without modern technology i guess today Performance Artist stelarc. Stelarc its really great to have you on our show so here performers of Performance Art is actually blending biological body was technology and youre doing all kinds of exciting stuff pushing the boundaries. I read you say on one hand the very exciting. On the other hand you know we should be careful. Which one is that are you embrace in the future or does it frighten you oh on noir the utopian mode to start being in my ideas i think. The problem with technology is how to manage it new technology. On expected information new calling in. Aging possibilities so we always extend out sort of comprehension of the world what a body is how a body operates what it means to be human. So for me technology is generally a plus not im on this. Just to you really have your sentence