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Why X employees are angry at MrBeast’s $1 million viral post
MrBeast's challenge on X promises $1 million for a post with one like, gaining 55 million views in a few hours.
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MrBeast posted a wild challenge on X for his millions of followers. He offered one million dollars if a post got exactly one like. The post exploded with over 55 million views in a few hours. Insiders at X are now calling the star a big engagement farmer. Nate Esparza from the Ads division called him “Mr. Engagement Farm.” Nikita Bier, head of product, used very harsh words in a post. He said he is not getting paid for this specific “bulls**t.” Bier later deleted the comment but posted an odd boar image. MrBeast claims that people did not read his post correctly at all.
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The YouTube star says his work helps people for real
The creator says his work is about more than just giving cash. He spoke to TIME about his long-term projects like Team Trees recently. "Uh, the worst descriptor would probably be that we just give away money.” He mentioned planting 20 million trees and cleaning up the vast oceans. MrBeast also builds wells to give people clean drinking water for life. The 27-year-old creator feels his best work is still coming very soon. He believes his videos help a lot of people across the world. "It just takes time to do great things," the superstar creator stated. He wants another 15 years to build a massive global legacy now.
MrBeast heads to court over a major 5 million dollar fight
MrBeast is also dealing with a major lawsuit in the Canadian courts. His company is suing a firm called MHQ for $5 million. The dispute is about his new big show called Beast Games. He claims the company failed to meet the rules of the contract. MrBeast wants the advance payment returned to his bank account immediately. This legal battle adds more heat to his very busy week online.
