Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit over banning of Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over his social media account suspensions following the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

The majority of the settlement, approximately $22 million, will be directed to Trump’s presidential library, with the remaining $3 million covering legal fees and other plaintiffs in the case, according to multiple sources familiar with the agreement.