President Donald Trump has signed settlement papers that will require YouTube to pay $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit after the company suspended the president’s account in January 2021 following the riot outside of the U.S. Capitol building.
The Washington Post reported that the Google-owned website was directed to put $22 million out of the settlement money towards helping to “construct the new White House ballroom,” while the remaining amount “will go to a handful of other plaintiffs who accused YouTube of censoring them.”
Per the outlet, “the settlement underscores how much social platforms have changed their approach to moderation under Trump’s second presidency”:
The settlement underscores how much social platforms have changed their approach to moderation under Trump’s second presidency. YouTube and other companies
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