That silence is often a negotiated part of the settlement. As in they offer you more money to be silent. Or they won't settle if you get to disclose the terms of the settlement.
Here's an example. Virginia Giuffre settled with Epstein in 2009. But we only found out the terms in 2022 after he died
AGAIN. They would be bragging if OAN was paying them.
That silence is often a negotiated part of the settlement. As in they offer you more money to be silent. Or they won't settle if you get to disclose the terms of the settlement.
Here's an example. Virginia Giuffre settled with Epstein in 2009. But we only found out the terms in 2022 after he died
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/us/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-settlement/index.html