Not Only Alphabet, This Is A List Of Tech Giants Who Must Pay Fines To Trump

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JAKARTA - Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. will pay 22 million US dollars (Rp352 billion) to Donald Trump, to settle a class action lawsuit related to the suspension of a number of YouTube accounts after the January 6 riots.

Based on a report from The Wall Street Journal, apart from Trump, other plaintiffs whose YouTube accounts were blocked will also receive part of an additional USD 2.5 million settlement fund (IDR 41.7 billion).

Trump filed his lawsuit in 2021, along with a lawsuit against Twitter (now X) and Facebook over a similar suspension, claiming they violated their first amendment rights.

Twitter, now known as X after being acquired by Elon Musk, has previously settled Trump's lawsuit with a payment of around US$10 million (Rp166.9 billion). Meanwhile, Meta earlier this year also agreed to pay US$25 million (Rp352 billion).

Alphabet said the settlement funds would be disbursed to Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit partner organization National Park Service.

The funds were allocated specifically for the construction of a ballroom at the White House which Trump is currently in charge of. Funds from the previous Meta deal were also used in the same way.

Not only with technology companies, Trump also sued Paramount, the parent company of CBS, who was accused of misleading his interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Paramount then agreed to pay $16 million this summer. Three weeks later, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave Skydance the green light for Paramount's $8 billion acquisition.