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YouTube Pays $24.5 Million to Settle Trump Suspension Lawsuit

The deal makes Alphabet the last major platform to resolve Trump’s 2021 suspension case.

Overview

  • Court filings show $22 million is directed to the Trust for the National Mall to support a White House ballroom project, with $2.5 million to other plaintiffs including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
  • YouTube denies wrongdoing and agrees to no changes to its policies or products as part of the settlement.
  • Trump’s YouTube channel was suspended after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and restored in 2023.
  • Meta settled a related case for about $25 million in January and X for roughly $10 million in February, closing out the major platform suits.
  • The agreement avoids a trial and leaves the broader legal questions over platform moderation and liability unresolved.