It's Wednesday, January 8th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is Water Day, the show where I'm asking Mark Zuckerberg, hey, how exactly do Trump's boots taste?

On today's show, Trump gives his first presser of the new year, and of course he had a lot to say.

And two murderers on death row tell President Biden to keep his commutation.

Let's get into it.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company is changing the way it moderates content on its platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and threats.

In a video he posted Tuesday, Zuckerberg said

the company is going to prioritize, quote, free expression by dismantling the fact-checking

program it started to curb misinformation. Zuckerberg pointed to President-elect Trump's win as a reason

for the change. The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again

prioritizing speech.

So we're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies,

and restoring free expression on our platforms.

Zuckerberg says that instead of using news organizations and other third-party groups to fact-check content,

meta will leave it up to users to flag false or misleading information in community notes,

just like the policy Trump's first buddy Elon Musk implemented over at Twitter.

Holocaust denial?

Just a new opportunity for fun conversations on the internet.

Zuckerberg even admitted that more problematic content will now appear on meta's platforms.

The reality is that this is a tradeoff. It means we're going to catch less bad stuff,

but we'll also reduce the number of innocent people's posts and accounts that we accidentally

take down. What could go wrong? Zuckerberg's announcement comes one day after Meta Taps Trump ally and Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White to join its board of directors.

And during a rambling, some might say unhinged press conference that will tell you more about later in the show,

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