YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Alphabet-owned online video platform over the suspension of his account following the deadly Jan. 6 riots four years ago.

The settlement was filed in federal court in Oakland, California, on Sept. 29.

YouTube suspended Trump's official channel on Jan. 12, 2021, six days after the riot, from uploading new content at the time, citing the potential for violence.

In the weeks after the riots, when a mob of the former president's supporters attempted to disrupt Congress’s certification of the 2020 presidential election of Joe Biden, Trump was banned from a series of social media and video platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, now known as X, and Facebook.

An estimated 10,000 people broke through police barriers to enter the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. Of those, an estimated 2,000 entered the Capitol building, authorities said. The riot led to four deaths, including a demonstrator who was shot as she tried to reach fleeing lawmakers. A Capitol police officer later died from suffering strokes, and four other officers have taken their own lives since. More than 150 officers were injured, many permanently.

Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook owner Meta and Alphabet's Google, along with their chief executives, in July 2021. Trump alleged that the platforms unlawfully silenced conservative viewpoints.

Earlier this year, Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, settled for $25 million, while X settled for about $10 million.

In March 2023, YouTube announced that Trump’s channel was no longer restricted and that he could upload new content.

Under the terms of the settlement with YouTube, $22 million will be paid on Trump's behalf to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction of a $200 million ballroom that Trump is building at the White House.

The remaining $2.5 million of the settlement payment will go to other plaintiffs in the case, including the American Conservative Union.

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Reporting by Terry Collins, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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