"YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a suit brought by Donald Trump in 2021 that alleged the platform wrongly suspended his channel after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The Google subsidiary is the latest in a long string of tech companies to make a multimillion-dollar payout to the president over past decisions about his accounts."
"YouTube said it suspended Trump's channel because it had violated the website's policies against inciting violence. Because of the settlement, the case is now dismissed. Google and the White House did not immediately return a request for comment. The news comes just a week after YouTube announced that it would allow creators who were once banned for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and the 2020 US presidential election to be reinstated. In its announcement, YouTube blamed the account suspensions on pressure from Joe Biden and said it celebrated conservative voices on its site."
"Facebook-parent company Meta settled a similar lawsuit for $25m in January, and the social media platform X, previously Twitter, settled another for $10m in February. Most of the payout from the Meta suit will go to Trump's presidential library fund. For the YouTube settlement, Trump has directed $22m of the payment to go to restoring and preserving the National Mall and supporting construction of the White House ballroom, slated to cost about $200m, according to documents filed in the northern district of California."
YouTube agreed to a $24.5 million settlement with Donald Trump over a 2021 lawsuit alleging wrongful suspension of his channel after January 6. YouTube maintained the suspension was for violating policies against inciting violence, and the settlement led to case dismissal. The company recently announced reinstatement of creators previously banned for Covid-19 and 2020 election misinformation, blaming prior suspensions on pressure from Joe Biden and saying it celebrated conservative voices. Meta and X reached separate settlements of $25 million and $10 million, respectively. Trump directed $22 million of the YouTube payout toward National Mall restoration and White House ballroom construction.
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