Indian broadcaster WION barred from YouTube WION, an English-language news channel located in New Delhi, said it has been prohibited from posting videos on YouTube for several days, blaming the platform for attempting to thwart objective coverage of the Ukraine conflict. On Tuesday, a "complete block" was imposed, with no new videos appearing on the channel's usually bustling channel – which has over five million users – for the next three days. On Friday, the station announced that YouTube had sanctioned it for a video it had posted on March 10 that included speeches by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba. "We did not attack Ukraine," Lavrov said in that clip, insisting Moscow’s military was a response to what he called "a direct threat to the security of Russia." YouTube said it had acted because the clip in question had violated its community guidelines, which "prohibit content denying, minimizing, or trivializing well-documented violent events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine." "Under this policy, we have removed content, for example, denying that Russia invaded Ukraine or alleging that Ukrainian victims are crisis actors," the platform explained in an e-mailed response to WION. WION responded by saying it was taken aback by the ban, which it claimed was imposed because it was trying to offer "objective" coverage of the situation. It stressed that it had just relayed, not approved, the Russian FM's words, and that the Ukrainian side had been given a voice in its reporting. Furthermore, it claimed that Lavrov's remarks had been published on YouTube by other channels, including Western ones, with no repercussions. It added, "This treatment was reserved just for WION, an Indian station." "Neither censorship nor half-truths are acceptable at WION. That appears to be what YouTube desires. Everything Russia says is blocked, but everything the West says is promoted. That is not the type of journalism that WION supports. Its goal is to maintain equilibrium, "it stated. YouTube, according to the channel, is "rigging the game" by functioning as both a platform and a censor at the same time. It asked for help from its followers, beginning the #YouTubeUnblockWION campaign on social media. In under 12 hours, viewers reacted to the call, tweeting over 25,000 times with the hashtag. It was stated on Saturday that YouTube had relented and lifted the ban. It was unclear if this was because of the advertising or for other considerations. In the first five hours after the ban was lifted, WION released more than 20 films on its YouTube channel, with a large number of them about the events in Ukraine. Thanks for watching. Please consider subscribing to the channel #podcast #YouTubeUnblo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzVFvnFeynY

Booster jab every 6 months? 1.5 million Israelis will lose their Green Pass privileges. The new Covid-19 rules come into effect. All Green Passes awarded to date have been cancelled, with the new criteria limiting Covid-19 immunity status to people who have recovered spontaneously or got their most recent vaccine dose within the last six months. According to the Jerusalem Post, at least 1.5 million Israelis lost their Green Passes when the new rules went into effect on Sunday, while Channel 12 news estimated the figure to be close to 2 million. A new certificate has been supplied to those who are eligible. According to the revised guidelines, a person's immunity is only maintained for six months after having their second or third dosage of the vaccination. Those who have natural immunity are also given a pass, but they must obtain a vaccine shot six months after they recover, or they will lose their privilege. After a negative PCR test, those who are neither naturally immune nor vaccinated, including children under the age of 12 who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, can acquire a limited 7-day permit. A fast antigen test's results are only good for 24 hours. The Green Pass is a digital certificate that grants Israelis access to bars, restaurants, swimming pools, and other locations, as well as any indoor and outdoor events with more than 100 attendees. Children under the age of three do not need it. Israeli officials, on the other hand, have lately been caught admitting that the pass system is often not "medically warranted," but rather exists to force more Israelis to get vaccinated. In terms of vaccines and boosters, Israel has mostly led the world. Over 5.6 million Israelis were vaccinated with two doses, and nearly 3.5 million had received their third vaccination as of Friday, out of a population of 9.2 million. The argument about booster injections is gaining traction around the world, as a growing body of evidence suggests that vaccine-induced immunity diminishes over time, with some studies suggesting that the Delta variant mutation may be to blame. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied the White House's request to allow them for broad adult usage, recommending them primarily for the elderly. The CDC went even farther, extending the booster recommendation to “those in high-risk occupational and institutional settings". However, Israeli authorities have increased their efforts, not only by providing boosters to everyone aged 12 and up, but also by implying that boosters every six months may become a part of “life from now on.” #Podcast #Israel #GreenPass ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPovxpmALY

Xenobots: First ‘living robots’ can now ‘spontaneously’ self-replicate According to a new scientific article, scientists have built tiny biological machines made from frog cells called Xenobots that can now self-replicate. DONT CLICK THIS: https://bit.ly/3wjfuno Last year, a report revealed the Xenobots, claiming that the self-repairing technology may be used to replace degradable materials including concrete, steel, and plastic. The creatures were then enhanced such that they could recall their environment and unite into a single swarm, which was disclosed in March. According to a study published in the PNAS journal on Monday, the Xenobots can now self-replicate. One of the report's co-authors, Joshua Bongard, stated that the organisms would spontaneously self-replicate given the appropriate design, and suggested that the technique could be used to combat future pandemics and speed up vaccine production. The method, according to Sam Kriegman, a primary author of the study, is "an altogether new form of self-replication," as "no animal or plant known to science replicates in this way." The Xenobots were conditioned to reproduce by a supercomputer, which, after months of work, came up with just the correct shape of ideal 'parents,' according to the researcher. Despite the fact that the design, which resembles Pac-Man in some ways, was a counter-intuitive and simple new form of self-replication, it proved to be extremely progenitive. According to Kriegman, the Pac-Man-shaped "parent Xenobots" gave birth to many generations, creating "great-grandchildren" who, in turn, created "great-great-grandchildren."According to Bongard, the rapidity of replication is critical for the bots' practical uses."If we can develop technologies, learning from Xenobots, where we can quickly tell the AI, 'We need a biological instrument that performs X and Y and inhibits Z," Bongard noted several stories have raised ethical issues about Xenobot technology, despite Bongard's assertion that the benefits of the apparently revolutionary technology outweigh the hazards. It's even been hypothesized that they could be used as bioweapons and assassination tools by the military. Thanks for watching. Please consider subscribing to the channel #podcast #xenobots #robots ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqxzaxFhbc

Charles III becomes new British monarch Due to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's, passing on Thursday in Scotland, the former Prince Charles is now the King of the United Kingdom. At the age of 73, the long-serving heir apparent takes the throne, inheriting the monarch's title, her position as head of the Commonwealth, as well as her lands and possessions. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, his longtime friend, is now queen consort. The newly-crowned King said in a statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Thursday that the loss of Queen Elizabeth II will be sadly felt throughout the kingdom, the Realms, and the Commonwealth, as well as by countless individuals throughout the world. the newly-ascended King wrote in an official statement released by Buckingham Palace on Thursday. #Shorts #QueenElizabethII #uk ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyuWrY4JJFg