Overview

• A court filing shows Alphabet will route $22 million on Trump’s behalf to the Trust for the National Mall to support construction of the White House State Ballroom.
• Another $2.5 million will be distributed to co-plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
• Google confirmed the agreement disclosed Monday in federal court in California, which includes no admission of liability and requires no policy changes.
• YouTube is the third major platform to settle after Meta’s roughly $25 million deal in January and X’s about $10 million payment in February.
• Platforms curtailed Trump’s posting after Jan. 6, 2021 citing risk of violence, then restored his accounts in 2022–2023 as moderation rules shifted.