Overview

• Elon Musk's platform X, formerly Twitter, has paid $10 million to Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit over the 2021 suspension of his account.
• The legal dispute stemmed from Trump's removal from several platforms following the January 6 Capitol riot, citing risks of inciting violence.
• Meta previously paid Trump $25 million in January 2025 to resolve a similar lawsuit regarding his suspension from Facebook.
• Trump's legal team withdrew their appeal earlier this week, ending ongoing litigation over the account bans.
• Musk reinstated Trump's Twitter account in late 2022 after acquiring the platform, though Trump has not resumed active use of it.