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‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion-dollar empire
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An examination of MrBeast's philanthropic activities and YouTube empire, exploring the ethical tensions around high-profile charitable giving and its presentation to audiences.
‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion-dollar empire
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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, runs the most subscribed-to YouTube channel in the world (with 484 million subscribers) and has an estimated net worth of US$2.6 billion.
He is also a prominent philanthropist. Beyond his involvement in fundraising initiatives such as #TeamTrees, which claims to have planted more than 24 million trees worldwide, Donaldson runs a dedicated Beast Philanthropy YouTube channel.
He claims 100% of profits from this channel’s ad revenue, merch
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