Add YouTube to the list of tech and media companies to settle a lawsuit from President Trump after the start of his second term.

The Alphabet-owned company agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit over the suspension of Trump’s account after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021, according to court papers filed on Monday.

Under the deal, $22 million will go toward a trust for the National Mall, the entity handling the construction of a $200 million ballroom at the White House. The remainder is earmarked for other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union, Andrew Baggiani and Naomi Wolf, among others.

The settlement follows Meta and X earlier this year reaching deals to settle similar lawsuits challenging the suspensions of Trump’s ac

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