Musk's X agrees to pay about $10 million to settle Trump lawsuit, WSJ reports


FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump brought against the company and its former chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

That makes X the second social media platform to settle with Trump over the suspension of his accounts following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters in January 2021.

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