YouTube in ‘Productive Discussions’ with Trump over Jan. 6 Ban Lawsuit
- Donald Trump and YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc., are engaged in legal discussions regarding Trump's 2021 lawsuit over his Jan. 6 account ban.
- The lawsuit alleges YouTube censored Trump impermissibly under political pressure, violating his First Amendment rights following the Capitol riot.
- In related developments, Meta, X, and Paramount Global each settled separate lawsuits with Trump earlier this year and this week over similar claims.
- Court documents indicate that both sides have been in constructive talks about how to proceed, leading to a postponement of the case until September 8.
- These ongoing discussions indicate a possible resolution path, reflecting a broader trend of litigation settlements involving Trump and major technology companies.
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Google may be next to settle Trump social media lawsuits after Meta and Musk
Google (GOOGL) (GOOG) could become the next tech giant to settle controversial lawsuits filed by President Donald Trump over the restriction of his social media accounts following the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to The Atlantic.
Sundar Pichai Next? Trump's Next Big Tech Payday Could Be From YouTube After Settling Lawsuits With Meta And X
Donald Trump has turned his attention to Alphabet Inc. as settlement talks progress in his lawsuit against YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, following multimillion-dollar payouts from Meta Platforms, Inc. and X, formerly Twitter, over similar claims of political censorship.
YouTube in ‘productive discussions’ with Trump over Jan. 6 ban lawsuit
YouTube is “engaged in productive discussions” with President Trump’s lawyers in his case against the social media platform for banning his account in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, court documents show. In a court filing from late May, the two sides asked the judge to delay a June court hearing. The document…
Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump
The Atlantic: “Trump sued Zuckerberg, Pichai, and the former CEO of Twitter (which Musk later purchased and renamed X) in 2021 for restricting his accounts after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The president alleged that the companies and executives had illegally censored him at the urging of U.S. political leaders, violating his First Amendment rights. It was an ironic argument from a politician who likes to settle political grudges w…
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