"YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a lawsuit brought by United States President Donald Trump after the platform suspended his account in response to the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Under the settlement, YouTube, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, will contribute $22m on Trump's behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit that is overseeing a $200m project to construct a ballroom at the White House, a court filing showed on Monday."
"The remaining $2.5m will go to other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union and American author Naomi Wolf, according to the filing at the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing by YouTube, and was reached for the sole purpose of compromising disputed claims and avoiding the expenses and risks of further litigation, according to the filing."
YouTube agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump after YouTube suspended his account following the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Under the settlement, YouTube will contribute $22m on Trump's behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, which is overseeing a $200m project to construct a ballroom at the White House. The remaining $2.5m will go to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union and Naomi Wolf. The settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing and aims to compromise disputed claims and avoid further litigation costs. The payout contrasts with YouTube's nearly $9.8bn advertising revenue in Q2 2025.
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