YouTube to pay $24.5 million to Trump over account suspension: details of the settlement

Of this amount, $22 million will be directed towards restoring the National Mall in Washington, including the construction of a new ballroom for the White House. The remaining $2.5 million will be paid to the plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union.

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from U.S. President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the events of January 6, 2021, when the Capitol was stormed.

This is already Trump's third lawsuit against social media platforms. Previously, Meta paid $25 million, and X paid about $10 million.

As a reminder, YouTube blocked Trump's channel on January 12, 2021, accusing him of violating rules related to incitement to violence, to which Trump responded by calling it 'unconstitutional'.

At that time, the popular video hosting administration YouTube removed Trump's last video and suspended the possibility to post videos and stream from Donald Trump's official account for seven days.

It is worth noting that Trump has been banned from other popular social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. After the riots at the Capitol on January 6, the American leader was accused of inciting violence.

Additionally, Apple and Google temporarily removed the Parler microblogging service from their app stores, popular among Trump supporters.

The company YouTube has decided to pay $24.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the suspension of his account following the events at the Capitol. A portion of the funds will be used to restore the National Mall in Washington, while the other part will go towards compensating the plaintiffs. This is Trump's third similar case against social media that has already ended in settlements.