Overview

• According to a court filing, the Alphabet-owned platform will resolve President Donald Trump’s 2021 suit over his post–January 6 suspension with a $24.5 million payment.
• Of the total, $22 million will go to the Trust for the National Mall for restoration work and a White House ballroom project favored by Trump, with the remainder to other plaintiffs including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
• YouTube did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, which requires no changes to the service’s policies or products.
• Trump’s YouTube channel, suspended after the Capitol attack, was reinstated in 2023.
• The payout follows Meta’s $25 million settlement in January and X’s $10 million in February, making YouTube the third major platform to resolve similar claims.