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\nDonald Trump sued parent company Alphabet and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021.
\nPhoto: SAUL LOEB \/ AFP\n<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Trump sued parent company Alphabet and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021.<\/p>\n
It follows a simple settlement from other sites that banned the president.<\/p>\n
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\nTrump sued YouTube’s parent company Alphabet. (File photo)
\nPhoto: AFP\/ NurPhoto\n<\/p>\n
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in January settled a lawsuit brought by Trump, agreeing to pay $US25 million.<\/p>\n
X agreed in February to pay about $US10 million to resolve their suspension of Trump.<\/p>\n
The settlement does not constitute an admission of liability, the filing says.<\/p>\n
Google confirmed the settlement but declined to comment beyond it.<\/p>\n
The disclosure of the settlement came a week before a scheduled October 6 court hearing to discuss the case.<\/p>\n
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