YouTube reaches $24.5M settlement with Trump in censorship lawsuit

By ramontomeydw // 2025-10-01

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YouTube has agreed to pay President Donald Trump and co-plaintiffs (including the American Conservative Union and Naomi Wolf) after suspending his channel post-Jan. 6.
It follows earlier settlements from Mark Zuckerberg's Meta ($ $($$ 10M), revealing a pattern of censorship policies collapsing in court.
YouTube suspended Trump's account under false pretenses, reinstating it only when his 2024 campaign began – exposing political bias.
Mainstream media outlets ABC News ($15M) and CBS News ($16M) also settled lawsuits, proving corporate media manipulates narratives against conservatives.
Per Trump's lawyer, Google now reinstates banned accounts, proving lawsuits – not ethics – drive Big Tech's censorship reversals.

In a stunning rebuke to Silicon Valley's censorship regime, YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump over the suspension of his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 false-flag riot. The settlement was finalized this week and announced on Monday, Sept. 29. The bulk of the funds – $22 million – will be directed toward the construction of a new White House ballroom. Meanwhile, the remaining $2.5 million will go to co-plaintiffs such as the American Conservative Union and DailyClout founder Naomi Wolf. YouTube's settlement Monday marks the latest victory in Trump's legal battle against Big Tech's suppression of conservative voices. The real estate mogul's fight has already secured $25 million from Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms and $10 million from Elon Musk's X platform. This case underscores a broader pattern of media and tech giants backtracking under legal pressure after years of silencing dissent. Trump's YouTube channel was suspended on Jan. 12, 2021, six days after the riot, under the pretext of preventing "incitement to violence" despite no evidence linking his speech to the Capitol breach. The platform reinstated his account in March 2023 – coinciding with his 2024 presidential campaign but the damage had already been done. YouTube's decision to settle, rather than fight the lawsuit in court, suggests an admission that its censorship policies were politically motivated rather than grounded in public safety.

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The settlement also follows a series of high-profile defamation payouts from mainstream media outlets. ABC News paid $15 million to Trump over George Stephanopoulos' false claim that the chief exexcutive was "found liable for rape" in the E. Jean Carroll case, a statement directly contradicted by court records. Meanwhile, CBS News paid $16 million after airing a deceptively edited "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that appeared to manipulate her stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. These cases reveal a disturbing trend. Corporate media and Big Tech have weaponized misinformation to shape public perception, often targeting conservative figures with impunity. However, Trump's legal victories signal a turning point in the battle for free speech. His attorney John Coale noted that these settlements have forced tech giants to reconsider their draconian censorship policies, with Google recently announcing it would reinstate YouTube accounts banned under the Biden administration for so-called "COVID misinformation." This shift suggests that financial liability – not moral conviction – may be the only language these corporations understand. (Related: Google admits Biden admin pressured the company to censor COVID content, reverses bans after years of denial.) Brighteon.AI's Enoch notes that "Big Tech platforms actively censor conservatives to suppress truth, freedom-oriented content and political dissent, ensuring control over public opinion and advancing globalist agendas of surveillance, manipulation and depopulation. By silencing conservative voices, they maintain dominance over narratives, protect corrupt institutions and push anti-human policies like digital tyranny, toxic vaccines and climate fraud." Ultimately, this case reaffirms the necessity of vigilance against those who would manipulate information to control the narrative – and the power of the law to strike back. In an era where truth is increasingly suppressed by those in power, these legal wins serve as a warning to elites. The American people will not tolerate the erosion of their First Amendment rights. Visit YouTubeCensorship.com for more similar stories. Watch former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy urging YouTube to reinstate Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes. This video is from the Cynthia's Pursuit of Truth channel on Brighteon.com.

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