With another week spent on the internet behind us, the digital culture beat unpacks this week's events in the online world.

“Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned,” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X on January 13th. But while his tone was joking, Donaldson – the single ...

In December 2024, Donaldson launched the Beast Games ... I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned.” A few days later, he shared a video on his own TikTok in which he claimed he had ...

A content empire built on his nickname and brand, MrBeast. Could owning TikTok be next? On Monday, the 26-year-old Donaldson wrote on X, “OK fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned.” ...

"Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok ... his post on X, Donaldson posted a video on TikTok, where he announced his intention to buy the social media platform. "I just got out of a meeting with a bunch of ...

Such moments are also when Mr. Beast, admittedly, also doesn’t look great. The Beastman and his collection of boyish and excitable co-hosts (one critic snarkily called them “soy faced ...

Billionaire Frank McCourt has publicly expressed his interest in buying TikTok, whereas US President Donald Trump has said he’d be open sell the platform to SpaceX, Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk ...

MrBeast is sharing his thoughts on the overwhelmingly negative response from critics on Rotten Tomatoes to his new Beast Games Amazon series. MrBeast heavily criticized the critic reviews on the ...

But on his new reality show and in social media posts, MrBeast is showing a new motivation. By Jon Caramanica In the eighth episode of the reality competition show “Beast Games,” released last ...

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Jesse Tinsley, CEO of workforce management company Employer.com, is conducting what could become the year’s wildest acquisition spree. First, Employer.com announced its plan last month to ...