"YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook) and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have settled with the president. YouTube will pay $24.5 million, with $22 million going toward The Trust for the National Mall nonprofit to help "support the construction of the White House State Ballroom," the settlement document says, and $2.5 million will go to other plaintiffs."
"Trump was suspended from uploading new videos in January 2021 after the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, with YouTube citing "concerns about the ongoing potential for violence." YouTube lifted the restrictions in March 2023, saying that it "carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, while balancing the chance for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run up to an election.""
YouTube settled a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump in 2021. The company agreed to pay $24.5 million, directing $22 million to The Trust for the National Mall to support construction of the White House State Ballroom and $2.5 million to other plaintiffs. The settlement amount is slightly less than Meta’s $25 million agreement, while X settled for about $10 million. Trump was suspended from uploading new videos in January 2021 after the January 6 Capitol attack due to concerns about potential violence. YouTube lifted the upload restrictions in March 2023 after evaluating real-world violence risk and voter access considerations.
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