The CEO of Meta, the company that owns Facebook, confirmed that they reached an agreement with Donald Trump to resolve a lawsuit. As part of this agreement, Meta will pay 25 million dollars to the former president, 22 million of which will be allocated to Trump's presidential library and the remaining 3 million to other Meta Facebook users who also filed lawsuits for being removed from the social network.
John Coale, Trump's lawyer, revealed these details in an interview. For his part, Meta spokesman Andy Stone confirmed the agreement but declined to comment further on it. This agreement comes at a time when the relationship between Trump and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has improved significantly. Zuckerberg has relaxed content restrictions on Facebook, attended Trump's inauguration, and recently agreed with him to end the lawsuit.
Coale explained that the agreement was personally reached between Zuckerberg and Trump during a visit to the latter's mansion in Florida. However, there is no admission of guilt by Meta in this pact. The lawyer emphasized that both Meta and Trump have taken responsibility and hopes that all parties involved will be satisfied with the outcome.
Days before Trump's inauguration, Zuckerberg expressed to be "optimistic" about the former president's return. Meta has made adjustments to its content modification and conduct policies, removing barriers and allowing greater freedom of expression for users who criticize migrants, transgender, and non-binary people. Additionally, it is noted that Meta donated one million dollars to support Trump's inauguration, joining companies like Amazon in this gesture.
