Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay former President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit he filed alleging wrongful censorship by the company's social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The settlement, reported by The Wall Street Journal, was hailed as a victory for Trump, who had vehemently criticized social media platforms for suspending his accounts after the riot. A portion of the settlement will fund Trump's future presidential library.
Meta has agreed to pay former President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement of the suit brought against Meta and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, in what was seen as a victory for Trump.
According to people familiar with the agreement, the Journal said, $22 million of the payment will go towards funding Trump’s future presidential library, with the remainder covering legal fees and payments to other plaintiffs in the case. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed the settlement to AFP.Trump had widely criticized social media platforms for suspending his accounts after the January 6, 2021 insurrection by his supporters, and comments he made that were seen as praising people engaged in the violence. But he has recently courted tech titans including Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk, both of whom attended Trump’s presidential inauguration last week in Washington. Zuckerberg has expressed support for Trump, and he has tweaked Meta’s policies to lift restrictions on some content within the company’s apps, which include Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp. Meta would be “restoring free expression on our platforms,” Zuckerberg, who reportedly dined with Trump at his Florida estate in November, said this month in announcing a rollback of fact-checking operations.In December, ABC News agreed to pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump stemming from on-air comments about him made by a top anchor. Earlier Wednesday Meta reported its net income soared by 59 percent to $62.36 billion for the full year.
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