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Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban

Mr Zuckerberg was a guest at Trump’s inauguration at the US Capitol earlier this month – seated near other global tech billionaires.

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US President Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m (£20m).

Trump sued the social media giant and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots that year.

In July 2024, Meta lifted the final restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the lead-up to US presidential elections.

The settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Around $22m of the settlement will go to a fund for Trump’s presidential library. The balance will be used to cover legal costs and the other plaintiffs who signed on to the lawsuit.

Meta will not admit wrongdoing. The company suspended Trump’s accounts in 2021 and said that it would ban him from the platforms for at least two years.

After Trump’s election victory in November, Mr Zuckerberg visited his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago.

The move was seen as evidence of an apparent thawing in their once frosty relations.

The following month, Meta donated $1m to an inauguration fund for Trump.

Mr Zuckerberg was a guest at Trump’s inauguration at the US Capitol earlier this month – seated near other global tech billionaires.

For years, Trump had been highly critical of Mr Zuckerberg and Facebook – calling the platform “anti-Trump” in 2017.

Their relationship soured further after the president’s accounts were banned. He called Facebook an “enemy of the people” in March 2024.

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Naira Exchange Rates Thursday, August 27

Today, the Naira Black Market exchange rate for 1 US Dollar is 1405 Naira, while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sets the official exchange rate for the Nigerian Naira against dollars at N1,343.59.

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Today, the Naira Black Market exchange rate for 1 US Dollar is 1405 Naira, while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sets the official exchange rate for the Naira against dollars at N1,343.59

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US Dollar (USD) Buy ₦1,405 Sell ₦1,410

Great British Pound(GBP) Buy ₦1,895 Sell: ₦1,915

EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1,595 Sell ₦1,615

Canadian Dollar (CAD) Buy ₦1,020 Sell ₦1,080

South African Rand (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90

Ghana CEDI (GHS) Buy ₦95 Sell ₦110

West African CFA Buy ₦2, 300 Sell ₦2, 400

CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2,150 Sell 2,250

CBN Exchange Rates

US Dollar (USD) ₦1,343.59

Great British Pound (GBP) ₦1,827.96

EURO (EUR) ₦1,566.09

Swiss Franc (CHF) ₦1,668.44

Chinese Yuan (CNY) ₦199.87

Japanese Yen (Yen) ₦8.43

West African CFA (XOF) ₦2. 39

West African Unit Account (WAUA) ₦1,847.86

Saudi Riyal (SAR) ₦357.84

South African Rand (ZAR) ₦84.16

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Meta U.S. agrees to pay $18bn lawsuits over children’s social media addiction

Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.

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Meta Platforms on Wednesday agreed to make major changes to Facebook and Instagram and pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by most U.S. states that it designed those platforms to addict children and misled consumers about their safety.

Reuters reported that the settlements end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies harm children.

It said that while Meta will not undergo a fundamental overhaul, the ‌accords represent a sweeping effort to define how it serves young users.

The focus of this case was to protect our kids,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a statement.

“The relief we are getting in this settlement is very meaningful and well beyond what any court has ordered or is likely to order.”

Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.

These limits could be tightened if other social media companies adopt similar terms.

Meta will also enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content.

The settlement does not require Meta, which denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, to abandon personalized recommendations or targeted advertising.

The total payout represents about three to four months of profit for the Menlo ⁠Park, California-based company.