"It's the latest settlement reached by a tech company sued by Trump in the wake of the Capitol riots. In January, Meta paid the president $25 million over Facebook's and Instagram's decision to suspend Trump after Jan. 6. Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, paid out $10 million over similar allegations. Free speech experts have said the trio of suits brought by Trump did not raise credible legal claims, since First Amendment protections typically apply to government officials, not private companies, censoring speech."
"The payout comes days after YouTube said it was reinstating accounts that had been permanently banned for spreading COVID-19 and election-related falsehoods, the latest loosening of social media misinformation rules since Trump took office. Some of the accounts that were kicked off YouTube over such violations include those belonging to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who now runs the Department of Health and Human Services and right-wing podcaster Dan"
YouTube agreed to a $24.5 million settlement with President Trump over his account suspension after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Google will allocate $22 million of that payout toward constructing a $200 million Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom in the White House, with the Trust for the National Mall tapped to finance renovations. Meta previously paid $25 million and X paid $10 million in related suits. Free speech experts say the legal claims lacked merit because First Amendment protections generally cover government, not private, restrictions. The settlement follows YouTube's reinstatement of accounts banned for misinformation.
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