Donald Trump sued parent company Alphabet and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP
YouTube has agreed to pay $US22 million ($33.46 million) to US President Donald Trump as part of a settlement to multiple plaintiffs who were banned from the platform following the January 6 riots at the Capitol.
According to documents filed in federal court in California, Trump's $US22 million will be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall and $US2.5 million will go to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union.
Trump sued parent company Alphabet and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021.
It follows a simple settlement from other sites that banned the president.
Trump sued YouTube's parent company Alphabet. (File photo) Photo: AFP/ NurPhoto
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in January settled a lawsuit brought by Trump, agreeing to pay $US25 million.
X agreed in February to pay about $US10 million to resolve their suspension of Trump.
The settlement does not constitute an admission of liability, the filing says.
Google confirmed the settlement but declined to comment beyond it.
The disclosure of the settlement came a week before a scheduled October 6 court hearing to discuss the case.
- ABC
