Overview

• Court filings in federal court in California disclose the $24.5 million agreement, which Google confirmed without admitting liability.
• $22 million will go to the Trust for the National Mall for a planned White House State Ballroom, with about $2.5 million distributed to other plaintiffs including the American Conservative Union and Naomi Wolf.
• The deal follows Meta’s roughly $25 million settlement in January and X’s approximately $10 million settlement in February, completing this series of tech platform agreements.
• YouTube suspended Trump’s channel after the January 6, 2021 attack over concerns about potential incitement and restored the channel in March 2023.
• A hearing before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers is scheduled for October 6 in Oakland regarding dismissal proceedings.