Topic: youtube settlement

  • Senate Democrats Probe: Was YouTube's Trump Deal a Bribe?

    Senate Democrats Probe: Was YouTube's Trump Deal a Bribe?

    Senate Democrats are investigating whether YouTube's $24.5 million settlement with Donald Trump was an illegal bribe to secure favorable regulatory treatment for Google amid its antitrust battles. Lawmakers expressed concern that the payment could influence a potential Trump administration's Just...

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  • Trump's YouTube Ballroom Deal: How He Made Them Pay

    Trump's YouTube Ballroom Deal: How He Made Them Pay

    YouTube settled a $24.5 million lawsuit with Donald Trump and allied MAGA channels over alleged First Amendment violations, without admitting wrongdoing, despite legal experts deeming the case meritless. Trump directed $22 million of the settlement to fund a new White House ballroom project, with...

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  • Trump's White House Ballroom Funded by Amazon, Google, and Meta

    Trump's White House Ballroom Funded by Amazon, Google, and Meta

    A major White House renovation will replace the East Wing with a new grand ballroom, funded entirely by private donors at an estimated $300 million cost, not taxpayers. Major technology firms, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, are among the donors, with Google's YouTube contri...

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