Meta Settles $25 Million in Censorship Case – Vanguard
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and President Donald Trump have reached a $25 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging censorship following the suspension of his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The litigation sparked an intense debate over big tech companies using their authority to suspend or ban accounts for posted content. Meta’s legal team justified the two-year suspension of Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, stating that he violated the platform’s terms of service by “inciting violence.”
At the time of his suspension, CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a statement that read, “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great.”
In January 2023, the company restored Trump’s accounts on both platforms following his reelection campaign announcement. This came with new guidelines put in place by the corporation that addressed repeat offenders of the site’s regulations.
