X agreed to pay in the range of $ 10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Trump Ali 2021 comments his account On the social media platform, according to someone who has seen this.
The company, known as Twitter, removed Mr. Trump from its platform after riots in the Capitol in the United States on January 6, 2021, citing his inflammatory positions and argued that they may lead to more violence. Lay a lawsuit against Mr. Trump, Twitter and other technology companies that removed his accounts wrongly.
Elon Musk, now accompanied by X and a close president, Re -account of Mr. Trump Soon after obtaining the company in 2022. Mr. Musk threw his support behind Mr. Trump, donating more than $ 250 million for his campaign, and he is now Management of the government costs interruption initiative He called the Ministry of Government efficiency.
A settlement is more than the relationship between Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump. The details of the agreement were not published in the court files, but X and Mr. Trump informed the Court of Appeal in the ninth district on Friday that they agreed to reject the case. Both parties agreed to pay their own costs, according to the court report.
The amount of the settlement was previously reported Wall Street Magazine. A X spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. It is not immediately clear what the entity will have.
Mr. Trump sued Twitter, Facebook and Google, the parent company of YouTube, after the platforms suspended his accounts in the wake of the attack on the Capitol. After the riots, Mr. Trump used his Twitter account for his supporter exam, describing them as “Patriot”.
Mr. Trump also published that he will not attend the opening of Joseph R. Biden Junior, who Twitter safety teams said at that time It can refer to his supporters to organize another attack on this event. Twitter said it commented on the account of Mr. Trump, “Because of the risk of further incitement to violence,” Twitter said.
Meta, the parent company for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, settled its lawsuit last month, and agreed to pay the president 25 million dollars. META CEO, META, assembled Mr. Trump in recent months, donated his opening box and made comprehensive changes on Meta policies to allow more types of speech through the company’s applications.
In December, ABC News He agreed to pay $ 15 million to settle a defamation suit by Mr. Trump. ABC News said it would donate money to the Foundation and Museum of Mr. Trump in the future.
Mita agreed to similar conditions in her settlement with Mr. Trump. About 22 million dollars will fund the presidential library of Mr. Trump, with the remaining amount of $ 3 million for the legal fee of Mr. Trump and other prosecutors who joined the case.
