Meta has agreed to pay $25 million in a lawsuit filed by President-elect Donald Trump against the company for blocking his accounts after the January 6, 2021, riot in the U.S. Capitol. This is reported by The Verge.
According to anonymous sources, Trump personally discussed this issue with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Mar-a-Lago mansion. It is also noted that the settlement of this lawsuit may give Zuckerberg the opportunity to "get into the tent."
In 2021, Trump initiated a class action lawsuit against Meta, demanding compensation for himself and other users whose accounts were "unreasonably restricted or deleted." Facebook blocked Trump's accounts indefinitely after his posts during the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Then Zuckerberg said: "The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden."
Earlier, Trump's prospects in this case looked weak, as the judge had already dismissed a similar lawsuit against Twitter (now X), and another lawsuit against Google was dismissed for administrative reasons.
Since 2023, the case has remained stagnant. However, now Zuckerberg and many of his colleagues in the tech and business industries have realized the significant impact that Trump could have on their companies and have begun to engage much more actively with his administration.