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Feb 12, 2025 X agreed to pay Donald Trump $10 million to settle his lawsuit over his account suspension Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The settlement highlighted the financial leverage large platforms and political figures can exert over the public information sphere.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
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- X to pay Donald Trump $10m to settle lawsuit over Capitol attack — Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to pay Donald Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump after he was banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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