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January 31, 2025

Meta Agrees to $25 Million Settlement over Suspending Trump's Accounts
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The social media giant Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a
lawsuit brought by President Trump after Facebook and Instagram
suspended Trump's accounts following the January 6, 2021, attack on the
Capitol. Most of the funds will be directed toward Trump's future
presidential library.


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