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In his video he approaches people on the street and asks them to pose without the phone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8TsV3IExYg

Off topic: I've never seen this notice on Youtube before:

CGTN is funded in whole or in part by the Chinese government

Screenshot: https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/7bd277c...

I guess it's related to CGTN having had to register as foreign agents: https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-has-ordered-...

Presumably YouTube is also required to indicate that status.

I’m not sure the phones were “removed” but rather were never actually there.

In the "about" section it explains that he approaches people who are using their phones, and then asks them to remove the phones and pose as if they were using their phones.

He must have met a ton of people on this project, which is really cool.