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MrBeast Is the Monster That YouTube Created

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As the YouTube giant scrambles amidst myriad controversies and scandals, we wonder if this was an inevitable outcome in today’s flawed, problematic content creation industry.

Kayleigh Donaldson
Kayleigh Donaldson
Photo of MrBeast attending Amazon’s Prime Day “Ultimate Crown” gaming event
Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images
Kayleigh Donaldson

Kayleigh Donaldson

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