Good at. Playing with fire. And twitter sites on our t. V. One of our u. S. Election reports as potentially misleading right after the platform itself is accused of conservative. Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is Art International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now france is reeling from the killing of 3 people in a nice basilica it is alleged the suspect only arrived in the city just a few hours before the atrocity took place the French Interior minister has warned that more islamic terror attacks are likely in the country. I mean some gale fronts as it warms up again we are at war with an enemy from within and from without and we are not at war with any religion we are at war with islam is an ideology and you islam islam is a form of 21st century fascism which is the Church Attack happened 2 weeks after the beheading of a teacher and parents who had shown his students caricature of the prophet mohammad heres how thursdays tragedy unfolded in nice. No but watching this new tragedy today you see victims of islamofascism child repeatedly denounced. Physical abuse and it will be the job for the siren of the farm and the Police Arrive to weaknesses really with bikers and everything that followed then they set up a security station i went down with my scooter and i saw the guy come in take refuge in the cathedral afterwards i heard a lot of gunshots. The anti terror prosecutors said on thursday evening that they were still exploring lines in regards to the perpetrator behind the brutal attack the attack that took place just 24 hours ago in the behind me not basilica in the heart of nice with 3 people were brutally murdered i just want to take you through some of the details we know about the victims of this latest terror attack france one was a 60 year old woman who had gone to the church at the press of the 1st mass of the morning we heard from the anti terror prosecutor that she was almost beheaded by the perpetrator a 2nd was a man a 55 year old man whos been named this of all saw as a father of 3 who also worked as a sex in the church hed been here for 10 years and the 3rd person was a woman who said to be around 44 shes been named in the Brazilian Press as being simone. Silver she was stabbed she managed to escape from the church to raise the alarm. As a result of her heroic actions the police were informed and able to come and apprehend the perpetrator she succumbed to her injuries last words were apparently tell my family that i love them present mcallen has warned frances once again attack but when he visited niece on thursday he remained defiant that freedom and france would continue to up hold its valleys and some said that if we were attacked once again it is for our values for our taste of freedom for this possibility on our soil to believe freely and not to give in to any mind of terror i say with great clarity once again today we will not give in this morning we decided to increase the vigilance everywhere in france to adapt to the terrorist threat ive decided that our soldiers will be more mobilized in the coming hours and we will up the mobilization within the framework of operational sentinel from 30027000 soldiers on the ground there referencing operations sentinel this is not ration that was set up back in 2015 when the 1st terror wave really hit france following the attacks it sharlie abdo and then later in the year in paris which saw the the battle plan attacked in very many people who were killed in the coordinated attacks by terrorists 4000. 00 extra security personnel now deployed across france particularly at sites like this church and also at schools and one of the reasons that religious sites are getting the priority when it comes to security is because there was a release earlier this week from a thought but which is a press agency linked to the Terror Network al qaeda which suggested that christian symbols should be attacked in nice is already been subjected to terror attacks in the past including that horrific attack. In 2016 that saw 86 people lose their lives when a truck plowed into a crowd of people who were celebrating the july 14th bust the Day Celebrations in nice is already had its fair share of terror people here disbelief shock once again that this could hit at the heart of the city but there is also anger to. The french the man justice who want these people to be deported to their country or coking security there is no safety 3 people are dead what do americans in the building of a mosque and sums up beach we are in a country that has witnessed atrocities teachers being beheaded priests having left throats slit people are beheaded in a church thats not france and even if we take in all possible security measures have been able to come in with a knife and do his deadly deed 0 risk does not exist and thats perhaps the most shocking thing for most people is that this is 3 people who are inside a church and theyre in a place where that should have been sanctity they should have been safety instead they met there and people have been coming to the church in lame true peace since that attack took place but the reality is that this is a community that is still in complete shock over whats happened since those attacks back in 2815. 00 which started this wave of terror in france we saw all those huge attacks and that this is but since then every few months there is another attack just in the last 5 weeks france has been subjected to 3 separate terror attacks it started with a stopping outside the form offices of charlotte that followed the fact that the magazine reprinted controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed angering muslims across the world 2 weeks later we saw the beheading of history teacher patti who had used those images as part of a civics lesson to discuss freedom of speech and now we. We have this attack here a nice there have of course be angus spelling out on the streets hate to not just in this process weve seen over the last few days in muslim majority countries but hey in the song thursday night there was a demonstration held by the anti immigrant group Jennifer Daskal i didnt it says they came out to the streets cooling for islam to be out of europe so there really is a huge sense of anger here on the ground to. The french government meanwhile has told its embassies to tighten their security after a wave of protest by muslims in several countries. In libya one local business went as far as placing images of the french leader on his shop floor for customers to stand on and there are calls from muslims across the world to boycott french goods. As you see here. The company. Says its a little bit angry because of what happened today. The messenger of god Prophet Muhammad under the pretext of democracy is not considered democracy and for friends honestly we want to tell you that your statements are offensive to every arab muslim and to the whole world that we. Are on a. Back road and. That. Is playing with fire and the skin 1st thinks that i denounced from my friends in the prophet then you denounce and every building be anything from from the ground so yes some of that anger against mr mccraw has been seen here in moscow as well on friday a crowd gathered outside the French Embassy for a 2nd day in a row the protestors could be heard shouting god is greatest in Arabic Police moved in to break up the rally and several people were detained the embassy has asked the russian government to bolster security for french diplomatic staff meanwhile the french satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has upped the ante with a cover featuring a cartoon of the turkish leader thats after president lashed out. Over his crackdown on islam islam has slammed the publication as disgusting but hes but ive picked up a story. Something in france is broken and it is france nowhere else in europe is there this much terror killing and a complete breakdown and Mutual Respect and understanding these latest attacks there just that the latest. Clearly its inhumane it is highly require hence it will and i hope that justice will be so this attack who deserves it i do have one as a matter of fact its really shocking. When i feel sorrow it makes me crazy so crazy its impossible to see this now im speechless and i dont know what to say about him a year ago and warned against stigmatizing muslims were all one people he said since then something has changed now hes talking about islam of separatism shutting down dozens and dozens of Muslim Charities and organizations and has unveiled a plan to domesticate is law. That our citizens of the islamic faith must be protected against the evil of a radical islamic i say it here because the will of the islamists of its ideologues is precisely at the heart of our citizens of and against the republic using their religion and we cannot let that happen. Macro platen involves forbidding french moms from training overseas restricting foreign funding for religious organizations giving the government control over religious subsidies and you loon you get money if you sign a contract saying you respect french values he even has a name for this new french islam the islam of an lightman all everyone is about macros little cult and specifically his cracked out on Muslim Charities and n. G. O. S if the government still goes on to divide us it will create separate groups in society and in. Its not the solution its not that there will be mosques in associations and on duty maybe some people who come in but not everybody people have the right to breath is their religion as they want so we can close the police work if you like the us. Government to calm the tensions down today we have to be careful not developing and then to Muslim Hatred you can instill sense and it is dangerous i dont think that there is an optimal solution it would be utopian to think the opposite but dialogue is a better solution for me muslims are not guilty for the terror attacks the government is not responsible either so precisely both have to discuss the problem find solutions and respect each other it is incredible how simple cartoons can cause this much bloodshed and hated misunderstanding one side sees these cartoons as nothing but an insult in the publics its a stunt which essentially they are intended only to insult and defend more than a 1000000000 people the other side including the french government sees it as an expression of free speech houllier than any god and free speech is a constitutional right of any french citizen and no one else and we will not give up caricature this or drawing even if others retreat started this freedom and look at caricaturist not necessarily of mohammad but we look at caricature has to show freedom of expression frankly i think its horrible what happened as were hampering our freedom of expression the freedom to learn and know for 14 years charlie abdu has reprinted these cartoons a regular intervals a magazine with a very modest circulation has now found a cash cow to peoples feelings and beliefs for which they themselves have paid a high price. And. And. Swore never to give up these caricature than during so even if everyone else does only further angering muslims. Needs a Mental Health treatment what else can we say to the head of state who does not understand freedom of. The hades in this way to millions of People Living in this country who are members of a different faith muslims are the primary victims of the cult of hatred empowered by colonial regimes and exported by their own clients in something 1100000000. 00 muslims and their sanctities for the apartment crimes of such extremists is not unique to could be use of freedom of speech it only fuels extremism the recent statements that the leadership level is the dence of this a creation of the holy quran a reflection of this increasing islamophobia that is spreading in European Countries we must explain to the western world the value systems differ for different social and religious and ethnic groups in the world backgrounds tough talk has so far completely failed seen as an enemy in the muslim world islamophobia cards protests and all that as for his little project his plan to essentially domesticate islam and france be the most add thing has undertaken. So the compass our twitter flags in our to report on the us election as potentially mislead. American voters want that story right after a short break. What a wonderful trip this is been big dollar 2011. Report we told you the 5 it was going to compete with gold to take over the world but was in fact perfect money and still is the ball for ever more be. Media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Tyson nation community. Are you going the right way or are you being that. Is. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a maid in the shallows. Welcome back this is our t. International now a powerful earthquake in the a g. And c. Has claimed the lives of at least 20 people in western turkey with more than 700 injured 2 people were also killed on a greek island turkeys izmir province bore the brunt of the damage without at least 20 buildings destroyed a search operation is now ongoing with many people reportedly trapped under the ruins the greek island of some us has also been hit badly. 2 teenagers there were killed by falling rubble while walking home from school and the greek and turkish leaders have agreed to Work Together in handling the tragedy despite an ongoing territorial dispute between the 2 nations. On the poland now where around 100000 people have flooded the capital protest against a more extensive ban on abortion have been going on for over a week now with this the largest rally to hit warsaw in that time. They say the current standoff is over the potential outlawing of abortions in cases of severe fetal does for mittys legal grounds in poland could be restricted to when a Mothers Health is in danger incest and rape the government has though attempted to compromise suggesting terminations could be allowed for life threatening to defects the National Prosecutor earlier threatened criminal charges against those organizing the protest movement with a recent surge in covert 1000 cases in the country. Social media giant twitter has flagged in our report on u. S. Election fraud as potentially misleading that label means users cannot comment on the post or share it r. T. Asked twitter to explain its actions but so far we have received no reply arties get them up in the course bonded at the center of that story comments on what happened. Its very interesting that this report has been labeled misleading by twitter and regards to a civic matter because if you look at it none of the material is original to ourselves right i mean the report that i put together i simply drew from whats being said by International Bodies as well as what was said by u. S. President donald trump this is what we included in the report this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like youve never seen now we also included highlights of what u. S. Media itself u. S. Mainstream Media Outlets have been saying take a listen to that east texas official is in jail accused of committing voter fraud Manatee County supervisor of elections mike bennett says wiggins requested a mail in ballot for himself and his wife meanwhile the state election board is asking georges attorney general to look into 98 outstanding cases of voter fraud d. O. J. Announced at the f. B. I. In the Pennsylvania State police are investigating fraud in mail in ballots in loser and county that we also made a very important point of being balanced we did not only highlight the claims of republicans and Trump Supporters we also highlighted the concerns of democrats about voting irregularities and about polling places Voter Suppression etc take a listen to what we included from democrats who are also expressing concerns if congress and steet dont act immediately our country could face a new electoral tour noble this fall you know when twitter says that this report is possibly misleading about a civic matter that would make you think that we were giving people Incorrect Information about how to vote or Something Like that we did nothing of the kind take a look at the report it was simply pointing out the situation in the United States where there is widespread you know anticipation of this election widespread fear according to polls that there could be violence in the streets and rioting after the elections and you know and the fact that if such an election were taking place in another country there would be statements from. U. S. Officials expressing concern and that there would be there would be talk you know that somehow such an election may not be taken seriously and there would be you know criticism of that electoral process if it was in another country we showed hypocrisy on the part of u. S. Leaders in the up plus up lead in the leading to this election coming up in the United States so im looking for anything in the report that they say is misleading there was nothing in the report that was misleading we quoted other sources we showed what is the reality on the ground in the United States is which is that people are very nervous before this upcoming vote on november 3rd. Earlier my colleagues Jacqueline Vogel and nicky aron discussed why are twitters actions against our team might raise concerns at a news agency has subject to broadcasting standards which means that every report must be balanced and fair and this report kaleb our correspondent has a hit to those rules ensuring to use key words like allegedly and sharing to keep it on a little balance and referencing all reports and official channels now what we like to do here at r. T. Is we like to bring a range of reports together dig a little deeper try to salvage some accuracy and call out any hypocrisy is why its hard line here is a question more but twitter did say early this month that it was going to be ramping up its use of these warning labels on tweets to help curb any misinformation ahead of the elections take a lesson you may not use to it is services with the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections all of the civic processes this includes posting sharing content that may suppress participation will mislead people about when where or how to participate in the civic process we believe we have a responsibility to protect the integrity of twitter conversations from interference and manipulation now as part of this twitter has announced that disputed claims in the election process would be flagged or removed tweets that include any premature claims would be labeled as and used as what we directed to the official us election page to tweet same to inciting interference in the election process and all the results such as calls for violent action may be removed and as weve seen recently its not just r. T. That has raised red flags for the guys at twitter this comes just a week or so ago since twitter and facebook i decided to remove links to a story being run by the New York Post regarding alleged emails on an old laptop of hunter biden now this is a story that was rubbished by his father joe biden and yet you know it could have cost a shot away his chances in the race to the white house but twitter wasnt the only one to shun this story while. Will intentionally not link to the New York Post i want to be clear that this story is eligible to be fact checked by facebooks 3rd Party Fact Checking partners in the meantime we are reducing its distribution on our platform and after this twitter as well as other Major Internet Companies have come under intense scrutiny and faced a grilling in the senate your position is that you can sit in Silicon Valley and demand that the media. But you can tell them what stories they can publish and you could tell the American People what reporting they can hear is that right no doubt every organization that stands up to twitter agrees to its terms of service and so when you deny their platforms the answer shipped us press that we havent censored the us president oh yes youre out now the senate tearing as you can see was pretty intense is still the republicans and democrats interrogate the heads of Twitter Facebook and google and it really exposed this deep distrust in the power of Silicon Valley to police the web. Now this isnt the 1st time that r. T. Has received a twitter label those who follow us on the platform will know that our account has been branded as state affiliated media tell us about that you write your twitter has previously labeled arties editor in chief Margarita Simonyan as russian language twitter account russias state affiliated media which struck many as a little bit unfair considering that other news groups that are also state finance such as the b. B. C. And n. P. R. Were not given similar titles facebook has also labeled dieties account of state affiliated media again failing to do the same for other foreign state media such is the voice of america is there a facebooks position back then its stated goal is to provide Greater Transparency into publishers that combine the influence of a Media Organization with the strategic backing of a state so i think the double standards are quite apparent that nonetheless whether its stories being run by the New York Post by r. T. Or anybody else questions are increasingly being raised over how much power social media hasnt attempting what people read or dont read and what they trust now we have requested comment from twitter and we will bring it to you when we get it. That discussion you just saw has also been flagged by twitter as potentially misleading content we heard from independent researcher appears robinson he believes social media giants are going way beyond their remit. The biggest concerns that i have about any of these attempts to sort of control the misinformation. Is that youre really no longer trusting viewers and readers to actually use their own intelligence and judgment to assess and commission and i think thats a much safer better rather than democratic term road but it turns to go down dont censor dont try and go into this possible terror deciding what is this information of what is not what you actually are allowed for causes put out there are serious requirements etc without wanting to make soup bowl the plan you know the criticism would be that you choose twitter etc and facebook are seen and controlling information flow which really is going one direction which is actually politically biased the actual acts a late news this is part of the fire itself. Which is why its such a dangerous road to go down i think more in general i mean it does the i think a wider crack concern amongst people which i think is probably increasing now that you know information is being censored we seen it in so many different round so many different issue areas and of course knowing the code 19 you have a lot of control the c. E. O. Is scientists being blocked from you tube and so on and it is just creates an overall sense of distrust in media and tech giants as well. That has for me this hour be back with more news at 5 oclock moscow time thats in about 31 minutes of the. In the 1920 s. And thirtys several 100 africanamericans moved to the soviet union and many of their descendants still live in russia. Or going at the risk of no no rush but us though up at a stop yes it got. Going things on their way. Back home black americans suffered from racism and a complete lack of prospects. 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