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.
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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.
YouTube suspended Trump’s channel in January 2021 after the U.S. Capitol riot, removing a video and blocking new uploads while saying the content violated its policies against inciting violence.
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