Summary
YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump after his account was suspended following the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The settlement includes contributing funds to the National Mall and the construction of a White House ballroom, among other allocations.
Key Facts
- YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from Donald Trump.
- The lawsuit followed YouTube suspending Trump's account after the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
- $22 million of the settlement is designated for Trump's contributions to the Trust for the National Mall and a White House ballroom.
- The remaining $2.5 million will go to other parties involved, like writer Naomi Wolf and the American Conservative Union.
- Alphabet, Google's parent company, is one of three major tech firms Trump sued after his presidency ended, the others being Meta and Twitter (now X).
- Trump accused these platforms of unfairly silencing him after he left office.
