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Dan Gillmor Sep 7, 2025

Update: AP is still up with video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIMnPfFHHw

Reuters bends knee to China dictatorship and removes video of Xi and Putin talking about changing out body parts.

Presumably lots of people have copies, so it's important for them to post them promiscuously -- and if possible anonymously -- to boost Streisand effect.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/reuters-withdraws-xi-putin-longevity-video-after-china-state-tv-pulls-legal-2025-09-06/

Xi Jinping and Putin hot mic moment: 'Perhaps even achieve immortality'

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Ohsin Sep 7, 2025

@dangillmor This one is still up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgIwR8N8kcI

Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality

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Lucas Sep 7, 2025

@Ohsin @dangillmor that really happened? 😱

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Ohsin Sep 7, 2025

@lucasth Just imagine what techbro billionaires are discussing and funding..

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CM Thiede

@Ohsin @lucasth some form of the Lawnmower Man I imagine, a new species. The merging of human consciousness and AI with the help of Neuralink. A connected mesh of brain power to lower the cost of compute. Who wants to live forever in the cell of an AGI DB?