YouTube Agrees to $24.5 Million Settlement with Trump Over Free Speech Complaint
Digital video giant agrees to massive settlement with Trump after suspending his account
Published October 2, 2025

Digital video giant YouTube has agreed to a massive settlement with President Donald Trump after the company was sued for suspending Trump’s account in the aftermath of unrest that occurred on January 6th.

The settlement, which was announced Monday, will not include an admission of fault from YouTube but will include a $22 million donation to a nonprofit trust created to fund a new White House State Ballroom and $2.5 million to others who had their accounts suspended, such as the American Conservative Union.

President Trump took to Truth Social to celebrate the victory, saying that it proves that “Big Tech censorship has consequences.” (RELATED: 21 Arrested in Manitowoc County as ICE Raids Intensify)

The settlement is just the latest among a number of settlements that tech companies and media companies have had to pay out to the President, with ABC News, Facebook, Twitter, and 60 minutes also agreeing to settlements related to suspending the President or misrepresenting key issues during the 2024 Presidential elections.

The settlement came just days after a stunning reversal by YouTube that it would reinstate accounts banned under the platform’s 2020 era policies that prohibited Covid-19 and election related ‘misinformation’.

“YouTube values conservative voices on its platform and recognizes that these creators have extensive reach and play an important role in civic discourse,” a letter written by the company in response to Representative Jim Jordan, R-OH states. (RELATED: Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany Launches Campaign for Governor)

Since the outset of the 2024 Presidential election, Trump has received roughly $90 million in settlements from major tech companies and news organizations. The President and his allies have touted the settlements as major victories for free speech while his opponents, such as progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-MA have chalked the agreements up to ‘bribes’.