Meta Settles With Trump for $25 Million

The Journal. - A podcast by The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

In 2021, President Donald Trump sued Meta after his accounts were suspended in the wake of the January 6 riot. WSJ’s Rebecca Ballhaus explains why Mark Zuckerberg agreed to settle for $25 million yesterday. Further Reading:  - Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit  - Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch  - ABC News to Pay $15 Million to Settle Donald Trump Defamation Lawsuit  Further Listening:  - Corporate America's Embrace of Trump 2.0  - The End of Facebook’s Content Moderation Era  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices