Settlement of a 25 Million-$theta$-$Two’$-U.S. Coronavirus Suspensions by Trump

Meta agreed to a $25 million settlement with Trump over a lawsuit over the suspension of his accounts after the US Capitol insurrection. Meta’s spokesmanAndy Stone confirmed the settlement to The Verve, which was first to report the news.

In court papers, lawyers for Meta argued that the suit was baseless because Meta and its CEOs are private parties and the First Amendment is not applicable to government suppression of speech.

Trump was suspended for violating policy against inciting violence and not due to statements made by a member of congress, as the legal team claimed.

In a book Trump published before he was elected, he lamented the more than $400 million Zuckerberg donated in 2020 to support local election offices during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump then wrote he is watching Zuckerberg closely, threatening to throw the tech billionaire in prison for “the rest of his life.”

A group of Silicon Valley executives contributed $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. Earlier this month, he ended Meta’s fact-checking program, which had long been criticized by Trump supporters. Kaplan, a Republican lobbyist, was promoted to head the company’s global affairs. In addition, Meta tapped Trump ally Dana White for the company’s board of directors.

The settlement resolves the lawsuit Trump brought against Facebook and Mark Zuck for removing the president from their social media platforms.

The amount of the settlement was not revealed in the letter that was written by K. Winn Allen, which was sent to the court on Wednesday.

Trump’s Twitter account of the January 6th insurrection in the Capitol Hill: a class action lawsuit against the Meta CEO Mark

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She covered tech policy for 5 years at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and moderation reform.

The move is a step that Trump discussed with Meta CEO Mark in his recent visit to Mar-a-Lago. One unnamed source told The Journal that Trump told them the lawsuit had to be resolved before they could bring him into the tent.

Trump filed a class action lawsuit against Meta, asking for damages for users whose accounts were allegedly wrongly restricted. Facebook had announced an indefinite suspension on Trump’s accounts after his posts during the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol that year. The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to undermine the peace and lawful transition of power to his chosen successor, Joe Biden. Eventually, the company dropped restrictions on his accounts.