Google-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account in 2021. The ban was imposed in the aftermath of the Capitol riots, when major social media platforms, citing the risk of incitement, removed Trump from their services. The settlement closes a years-long legal battle that tested the boundaries of political speech, platform accountability, and the rights of private companies to moderate content.

John Coale, Trump’s lawyer in the social media cases, as quoted by Bloomberg, said, “I’m happy, the President is happy to get this resolved." Google, YouTube’s parent company, declined to comment.

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