Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed over the suspension of his account following the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, a court filing showed Monday.
Trump filed similar suits in July 2021 against X, formerly Twitter; Meta, owner of Facebook; and Alphabet’s Google, as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silenced conservative viewpoints.
Both Meta and X agreed earlier this year to settle similar lawsuits. Under the YouTube settlement, $22 million will be paid on Trump’s behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit dedicated to constructing a $200 million ballroom at the White House. The remainder of the settlement will be distributed to other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union.
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