Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson has had enough of deepfake scam ads that use AI to mimic his appearance and voice, and he’s calling on social media companies to take action.
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast boasts over 188 million subscribers and continues to break viewership records.
However, being one of the world’s biggest creators also comes with its downsides. Many scammers often try to exploit MrBeast’s strong brand image, generous reputation and loyal fan base for both views and money.
In 2022, he criticized “fake” YouTube ads that used his image to falsely claim he was giving away money.
A year later, the YouTuber is once again encountering these scam ads, which are now using AI technology to realistically mimic his appearance and voice.
MrBeast calls for action against deepfake scam ads
On Twitter/X, he shared his frustrations with deceptive ads and demanded action from the social media companies themselves.
“A lot of people are getting this deepfake scam ad from me… are social media platforms ready to handle the rise of deepfake AI? This is a serious problem.” MrBeast posted.
It features an example video of a fake AI ad on TikTok, which shows a deepfake version of Donaldson speaking directly to the camera.
“You are one of 10,000 lucky people to receive an iPhone 15 pro for only 2 USD. I’m MrBeast and I’m running the world’s largest iPhone 15 giveaway,” the clip begins.
This account has the typical MrBeast branding to mislead viewers and ends by urging them to click on a link to “Claim yours now!”
It’s unclear what happens next in the scam, but this type of method typically requires the victim to click on a link and provide banking details to the fraudster, who will then attempt to defraud the scammer. deceive them.
“This is too real?!? Oh how scary,” one creator replied. “I actually got this ad about 10 minutes ago!” Another person said.
“Definitely a big deal!” YouTuber Kwebbelkop replied.
If you see anything from MrBeast that is not through his official direct social media channels then make sure you do not take any action and simply report or ignore them to stay safe. full.
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