YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from U.S. President Donald Trump over his account suspension after the Capitol riots in January 2021, court filings showed Monday.
The settlement ends Trump’s last pending case against major tech companies. He had filed suits in 2021 accusing YouTube, Twitter (now X), and Facebook owner Meta of silencing conservative voices. Meta and X already resolved their cases earlier this year.
Court documents state that $22 million of the payout will go to the Trust for the National Mall. The nonprofit is tied to a $200 million ballroom project Trump is building at the White House. The rest will go to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
YouTube did not admit wrongdoing. The company also said it will not change its moderation rules. Trump’s channel, suspended in 2021, returned in 2023.
Earlier this year, Meta paid about $25 million to settle its case, while X paid $10 million. These three agreements end Trump’s legal battles with the tech giants that restricted his accounts after the Capitol unrest.
