Greenville: After the American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, became the first person to gain one million followers on Threads - Meta’s newly-launched social media platform, he surprised his followers with a massive giveaway to a random follower on Threads.
The 25-year-old announced that he would be giving a Tesla Model 3 to celebrate the launch of Threads. Several users were in shock about this mega giveaway. “Wait hold up a second...You're gifting a Tesla (Elon Musk's product) to a lucky follower on threads (Mark Zuckerberg's platform)...that's crazy," wrote a user. Another user shared that the irony is that Tesla comes from Elon Musk and has the Thread logo on it.
After 48 hours, MrBeast declared Mohamed (mklord_) as the winner of the giveaway. Mohamed shared an update about receiving the car and shared on Threads that Jimmy Donaldson’s team will reach out to him tomorrow.
MrBeast is the most followed YouTuber in the world with with more than 165 million subscribers. He is widely known for his extravagant giveaways and charitable endeavours.
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Khandwa (MP), Dec 21: A 37-year-old man died by suicide leaving behind a video accusing his wife and a person of harassment in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, police said on Saturday.
The man died on Thursday after consuming a poisonous substance. Before his suicide, he recorded the video, which was found in his mobile phone, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Rai.
In the video, which is about four minutes long, the victim alleged that his wife and another man harassed him, forcing him to take the extreme step.
The man, who repeatedly said he was in great distress, also alleged that the male accused had raped his wife. He said he had been upset for the past several days.
The victim said he should get justice and both his wife and the man who allegedly raped her should be punished. He said that he wanted to be with his wife but she refused to live with him.
On the basis of facts coming out from the video, further legal steps will be taken, the official said.
The case comes weeks after a techie from Bangalore ended his life, leaving behind a video and a long suicide note, accusing his wife and in-laws of harassment.