YouTube agreed to pay President Trump $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit after the company suspended his account. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
YouTube has agreed to pay President Trump $22 million to settle his 2021 lawsuit, which he filed after the company suspended his account following the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Driving the news: In addition, YouTube will pay $2.5 million to the other plaintiffs on the case, which include the American Conservative Union and writer Naomi Wolf.