YouTube to settle lawsuit with Trump over account suspension – Sky News

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m (£18.1m) to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump after it banned his account following the January 6 Capitol riot. The US president was suspended from the Google-owned platform over his role in the insurrection, which saw his supporters attempt to stop Joe Biden’s 2020 election win from being ratified . More than four years on from the violent scenes that left a police officer dead , court documents filed on Monday revealed that $22m (£16.3m) from the settlement will go towards a trust for Washington DC’s National Mall and the construction of a White House ballroom. The remainder will be paid to other parties involved in the case, including the American Conservative Union. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Capitol rioter: ‘I was convicted in a show trial’ Google declined to comment on the reasons for the settlement, which does not constitute an admission of liability. Mr Trump’s YouTube account has been back online since 2023. Read more from Sky News: Trump wants to govern Gaza with Blair Google’s parent company Alphabet is the third tech firm to settle with Mr Trump over what he perceived as an illegitimate
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