Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it has agreed to pay about $25 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the company's suspension of his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.
Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit over the company's 2021 suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts,
Meta has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump for $25 million, according to news reports. The settlement reportedly includes $22 million earmarked toward Trump's presidential library, with the remainder going to legal fees and other plaintiffs in the case. Trump reached similar terms with ABC News last month.
Meta, along with nearly every other major tech company, suspended Trump’s accounts in 2021 after the Capitol attack by his supporters.
Meta will pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit over the company's decision to "indefinitely" ban him from Facebook
Of the $25 million, $22 million will help to fund Trump's presidential library while the remainder will go toward attorney and administrative fees.
House members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin have not filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his Jan. 6 pardons.
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics.
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump on Facebook. The Secret Service is investigating.
It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.
Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, admitted writing the posts, but said he was joking. Police did not find any weapons when they arrested him.