Google is the last of the three major technology companies, which, by US President Donald Trump, enclosed complaints in July 2021 because of the supposedly illegal suppression of conservative points of view. The Google mother Alphabet has agreed with Trump on setting up the lawsuit for the blocking of its YouTube account and pays $ 24.5 million.
Trump had no longer used his account with the video service after the attack of his followers on the Capitol in January 2021 for new videos. The account was unlocked again in 2023. According to the comparison, $ 22 million in Trump’s names flow to the “Trust for the National Mall“. According to the documents, the non -profit organization is devoted to the construction of a 200 million dollar ballroom, which Trump has built in the White House. The remaining amount of $ 2.5 million goes to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union and US author Naomi Wolf.
YouTube has not granted misconduct and will make no changes to its products or guidelines as part of the comparison. Previously, the Facebook mother Meta and Platform X of the Tesla boss Elon Musk had already agreed on the settlement of similar complaints. Meta paid around $ 25 million in January, X in February about $ 10 million.
