Meta and X agreed to similar payments with the president’s lawyers earlier this year

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over his suspension by the video hosting platform in the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riots on January 6, 2020, court papers show.

YouTube, Facebook and X blocked the president’s accounts in response to his supporters storming the US Capitol Building after his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the election. Trump sued the social media platforms over the ban, with legal experts warning at the time that his chances of winning were slim.

However, earlier this year, Meta…

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