X agrees to pay in the range of $10 million to resolve the lawsuit filed by President Trump over the 2021 suspension of his account on social media platforms, according to those who were described on the issue. did.
The company, known at the time as Twitter, removed Trump from the platform after the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, cited inflammatory posts, and could lead to more violence. He claimed there was. Trump sued, claiming that Twitter and other tech companies that deleted his account and other tech companies accidentally censored him.
Elon Musk, now X's owner and close advisor to the president, revived Trump's account shortly after he bought the company in 2022. Musk has cast his support behind Trump, donating over $250 million to his campaign, and is currently running a government cost-cutting initiative called Government Efficiency.
The settlement further solidifies Musk-Trump's relationship. Details of the contract were not made public in court, but X and Trump notified the Ninth Circuit on Friday that they agreed to dismiss the case. The parties agreed to pay their costs, according to court filings.
The settlement amount was previously reported by the Wall Street Journal. The X spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. It was not immediately known which entity would receive the money.
Trump sued YouTube's parent companies, Twitter, Facebook and Google. After the riots, Trump used his Twitter account to praise his supporters and called them “patriots.”
Trump also said he would not attend Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s inauguration ceremony. This said the Twitter safety team signaled his supporters at the time to hold another attack on the event. Twitter said it had suspended Trump's account “due to the risk of further inciting violence.”
Last month, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, settled the lawsuit and agreed to pay the president $25 million. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has also courted Trump in recent months, donating to his inauguration fund, and has changed Meta's policy significantly, bringing more across the company's app. Speech was made possible.
In December, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to settle Trump's defamation lawsuit. ABC News said it would donate money to Trump's future presidential foundation and museum.
Meta agreed to similar terms in his settlement with Trump. Approximately $22 million will fund Trump's presidential library, with the remaining $3 million set aside for Trump's legal costs and other plaintiffs who participated in the lawsuit.
