Jimmy Donaldson, better known online as MrBeast, has a history of documenting his charity work through his videos.

The social media star's Beast Games is airing Amazon Prime Video. The reality show, inspired by the Netflix hit Squid Game, sees contestants battling it out for a grand prize of $5 million. Last week, Variety reported that the show had surpassed 50 million unique viewers in 25 days.

Social media influencer MrBeast says he'd buy TikTok to keep it from being banned. Elon Musk reportedly is interested in buying the app as well.

After the bipartisan TikTok law was signed by former President Joe Biden in April, ByteDance said it did not have plans to sell the platform and fought the statute in court for months. China also rebuked Washington over the divestment push, though more recently it appears to be softening its stance.

Donaldson posted a jokey message on X on January 13 that read, "Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok so it doesn't get banned." A day later,

YouTube and TikTok start MrBeast is looking to buy TikTok as part of a group of investors, as a 75-day time limit ticks down for the social media company to find a non-Chinese owner or risk being permanently banned.

The show dubbed ‘Beast Games’ premiered on Amazon’s OTT platform on December 19, 2024. It announced the largest single prize ever in the history of a television show that pits 1000 contestants in a series of challenges. Airing in 240 countries, including India, the non-scripted show clocked 50 million viewers in the first five episodes.

SteveWillDoIt found himself permanently banned from YouTube after promoting the gambling platform Stake on his channel. Despite his efforts to appeal, the

The YouTube star has become known for producing a range of content—including big-budget, elaborate stunts and charitable acts.

The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.

A 24-year-old woman, Greeshma, has been sentenced to death for the murder of her lover, Sharon Raj, in Kerala. Greeshma was in a relationship with Sharon but was forced into an arranged marriage. She allegedly tried to poison Sharon multiple times before succeeding. Her uncle was also sentenced to three years in jail for helping her.