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YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the January 6 Capitol riots, according to a court filing on Monday, September 29.
The deal makes YouTube the last of the three major tech companies – alongside Meta and X – to resolve lawsuits Trump filed, accusing them of unlawfully censoring.
Trump and YouTube’s settlement
$22 million will go to the Trust for the National Mall, supporting construction of a new $200 million state ballroom at the White House.
$2.5 million will be shared among other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union and author Naomi Wolf.
YouTube did not admit wrongdoing and confirmed it will not alter its policies or products as part of the deal.
Trump’s YouTube account was suspended from uploading in January 2021 but reinstated in March 2023.
Other social media settlements involving Trump
Meta (Facebook’s parent company) settled in January 2025 for $25 million, with $22 million allocated to Trump’s presidential library.
X reached a $10 million settlement in February 2025.
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