Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

According to documents filed in federal court in California, $22 million of the settlement will be contributed to the Trust for the National Mall to help pay for the construction of the White House State Ballroom. The rest will go to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union.

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    1 day ago

    How in the hell can anyone successfully sue over an account on a video sharing site? Brick and mortar stores have the right to refuse service, why not online services? Or does Google just want a way to give Donald John Trump money without it looking as obvious?