Ffs donate it to a charity, not random people messaging you on the internet?
This is exactly what she should so, but I think she knows at this point that nobody believes a word she says when it comes to donating to charity and exactly what kind of reaction she'll get. She's played her fake hand too many times and knows her reputation.
Unfortunately, we've also seen before with her notorious 'penpal selection contest' exactly how Ruby selects people for these kind of things: She'll pick the people most like her (if she even sends any money at all, which given her history of scam giveaways is highly doubtful).
Call me cynical, but it feels extremely coincidental that this comes immediately after Ruby getting called out for her "Romanticise AVVERYTHING, you proles!" video and then her performative poverty of claiming a $17 books is too expensive and pretending she couldn't afford to dine out on her on her 4th overseas holiday of the year.
Ruby only does charitable things when there's a chance for her to get and keep money, or there's something in it for her. The only exception was the Ukraine fundraiser, and it's no coincidence that she had to be dragged kicking and screaming by her management to take part, did the bare miniumum, looked like a miserable spoilt child who didn't get her way the whole time and had to mention that the money would be going direct to charity via YouTube and she wouldn't be seeing it. She knows her reputation. Now she's trying to buy her way out of criticism and pay for good will. She'd also undoubtedly claim tax relief for the money on her tax returns to save herself money and only end up paying for a fraction of that ÂŁ500.
Reminder: Ruby still has yet to show any proof that she actually donated the money for all the charities she pledged to donate ad revenue to. There's been no proof that the Holocaust Memorial Day money was returned in full, and Ruby refused to show any. In my eyes, she still owes money to numerous charities. She should start by clearing the slate there before pulling any more dodgy, self-serving stunts.