Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump lawsuit over suspended accountstimeline_event

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2025-01-29 · 1 min read · Edit on Pyrite

type: timeline_event Meta settled a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump for $25 million over his social media account suspensions following the January 6 Capitol attack. Most of the settlement, approximately $22 million, will go to Trump's presidential library. Critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren view the settlement as a form of corporate appeasement.