What just happened? Not long after Meta agreed to pay Donald Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit over his suspension from the platform following the storming of the Capitol building in 2021, the president has quietly ended a similar lawsuit against Twitter, now called X. Trump sued Twitter, as it was still called back then, after he was banned from the platform in 2021 over claims that his First Amendment rights had been violated. Twitter said it had banned Trump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."The case was dismissed by a judge in 2022, but Trump's lawyers continued to appeal the decision, though the judges were said to be skeptical of his pleas.In November 2022, Twitter's then-new owner, Elon Musk, posted a poll asking if Trump's account should be reinstated something the Tesla boss had promised to do if he acquired the platform. 51.8% of respondents voted yes, leading to Musk's response: "Vox Populi, Vox Dei," Latin for "the voice of the people is the voice of God."Trump argued in his appeal hearing that being allowed back on Twitter wasn't enough. In November, his lawyers asked the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to put the case on hold because settlement talks were ongoing. // Related StoriesA new court filing spotted by TechCrunch states that all parties are now asking the court to dismiss the case. There are no details about the agreement between X and Trump, though it states that both sides will pay their own costs.Trump also sued Meta and YouTube for banning him in the wake of the Capitol invasion. Last month, Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle its lawsuit against the president. It's been reported that $22 million of this money will go toward a fund to pay for Trump's presidential library, with the rest paying for legal fees and going to other plaintiffs.The case against YouTube, which also allowed Trump to return, was stayed in 2022 pending the Twitter appeal and administratively closed at the end of 2023.Trump and Musk forged a close relationship prior to the president's election. The world's richest man is now the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The agency aims to cut wasteful spending and unnecessary regulations, such as reducing the number of federal employees, abolishing some federal agencies, and improving governmental productivity by modernizing federal technology.