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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago

In July 2024, Ava Kris Tyson, a former employee of MrBeast, left the YouTuber’s team after allegations surfaced that she had “groomed” a young fan.

Just hours later, Donaldson vowed to investigate the situation and claimed he was unaware of any prior wrongdoing. However, this new information indicates that the YouTuber may have known more than he initially let on.

“I have received thousands of messages from an official MrBeast work chat,” begins Pansino in the new YouTube video.

“These are all just their work chats from 2020 to 2021,” she revealed before also stating that she “verified the legitimacy of these chats with former MrBeast employees, and let me tell you, they are insane.”

She further noted that these leaked messages were from a Telegram channel that MrBeast used when speaking to his employees. She also included a trigger warning due to the “inappropriate topics” mentioned throughout the conversations.

[-] CanniBallistic_Puppy@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Telegram

That in itself is a red flag.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

I hate the reputation Telegram has gotten (though I understand). I still use it for family group chats ever since I left iPhones and iMessages. Back then it was basically just a less restricted WhatsApp

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

Without end to end encryption.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago
[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

They need to get better moderation tho

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

No doubt. Luckily I can keep my family in line ;)

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] jasep@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

Right? Every time I see MrBeast's name in the news, my reaction is always, "oh fuck, what now?"

[-] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mine's been more: ah of course

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