YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump after the digital video platform suspended his account in 2021.
The settlement will be split into two payments. $22 million will be sent to the Trust for the National Mall to help fund a planned ballroom at the White House proposed by Trump. The remainder of the settlement will be paid to the American Conservative Union in an effort to help other defendants.
YouTube becomes the latest social media and big tech giant to reach a settlement with Trump over his deplatforming in the wake of the January 6th insurrection.
In January, Meta paid a $25 million settlement over Trump’s suspension from Facebook. Meanwhile, X followed suit in February, settling for $10 million — which it sent to Trump directly — after he was removed from the social platform when it was known as Twitter.
Other companies, like Disney and CBS, have reached settlements in defamation lawsuits filed by Trump, with Disney paying $16 million to settle a suit, and CBS negotiating a settlement to end a lawsuit after its 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
In recent weeks, Trump has launched lawsuits against The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Those companies, however, have vowed to fight the lawsuits. The case against The Times was thrown out by a judge earlier this month. Dow Jones — the parent company of The Wall Street Journal — has sought to have that case dismissed, as well.
As of this publication, President Donald Trump has not commented publicly about the settlement.
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