President Donald Trump and X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.) have agreed to dismiss the president’s legal fight against the social media giant over being banned from the platform after the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The agreement, as per a filing from the 9th Circuit Court, states that both parties will bear their own costs and fees on appeal, without providing further specifics.
In July 2021, Trump initiated a lawsuit against Twitter after being banned from the platform following the Capitol riots. Twitter cited the risk of incitement of violence as the reason for the ban, while Trump argued that his First Amendment rights were violated.
