YouTube to pay £18m to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension

Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay 24.5 million dollars (£18.1 million) to settle a lawsuit president Donald Trump (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay 24.5 million dollars (£18.1 million) to settle a lawsuit president Donald Trump brought after the video site suspended his account following the January 6 2021 attacks on the US Capitol.

The settlement of the more than four-year-old case earmarks 22 million dollars (£16.3 million) for Mr Trump to contribute to the Trust for the National Mall and the construction of a White House ballroom, according to court documents filed on Monday.