Introduction

Our We aim is to provide a fast-moving and up-to-date news and information platform for citizen journalists to share their high-quality video content with the world.

Our journalistic breadth will be wide-ranging. We intend to hold a mirror to the world, reporting on every aspect of life on planet Earth. We will showcase heart-warming stories of ordinary citizens, plus stories of triumph over adversity; we will celebrate the diversity of culture and bring innovation and scientific discovery to our viewers. Equally, we will expose wrongdoing, hold the powerful to account, and report accurately on unfolding events around the worldworldwide.

We intend to build audience trust rapidly in our contributor content , by ensuring unbiased and fair reporting.

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We prohibit the use of defamatory and libelous content. We do not permit any harmful, offensive, or obscene content. We do not tolerate racism or hate speech, nor do we allow extremely violent or graphic content, or content that includes threats of violence or incitement to commit acts of violence towards any group or individual. Any such submitted content will be removed, and the user will be banned for life.

Freedom of expression carries duties and responsibilities, especially to the vulnerable and the marginalized; it is also necessarily limited by the rule of law.

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• We do not promote any third-party organization, including businesses and their products, also religious and charitable groups.

• We do not produce stories that have a clear political affiliation, nor do we endorse any political candidates or parties.

• We see the world as it is and we report the facts with honesty and integrity.

If you see anything on our site that is inaccurate, harmful, or offensive, you can report your findings to the administrator in violation of these standards we encourage you to report the content to our moderation team by using the functionality in the app, or by filling out this form.

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Any attempt to knowingly pass off false information as fact will result in the content being removed and an immediate ban on the contributor.

If a contributor makes a mistake or discovers that a story published is no longer true, in part or in full, then the contributor must remove edit the content and post a new story that provides of the story with updated information as well as information on what content was found to be untrue. We own up to our mistakes. Audience trust depends on this.

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To ensure the audience continues to trust the accuracy and fairness of our content, our reporting must be impartial. That means contributors must not express or reveal should refrain from expressing their personal views opinions in any way on any of the News stories they publish.

We do not have a view or an opinion on our News stories. Let the facts speak for themselves, and let people tell their own stories in an authentic and relatable manner.

The ability to maintain trust and to operate as an objective journalist or storyteller, even to remain safe working as a journalist, demands strict adherence to these editorial guidelines. Any whiff of bias, in any direction in a news story, will destroy your credibility and therefore your ability to report on a story.

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In impartial journalism, there is no room for opinion. Facts are all that count. This does not mean, however, that the story needs to be dry and boring. We encourage you to engage in interesting and moving storytelling that, where possible, involves relatable human experiences.

Harm and Offence

As stated in the introduction above, we do not permit harmful, offensive, or obscene content. We do not tolerate racism or hate speech of any kind, nor do we allow extremely violent content, or content that includes threats of violence or incitement to commit acts of violence towards any group or individual.

Having said that, we recognize that the publication of ‘challenging’ content, which passes the public interest test and has editorial purpose, and which seeks only to prompt legitimate and fair public debate, is permissible. Our If necessary, our moderators will determine whether the content meets this narrow interpretation; the public interest bar will be set extremely very high.

Our content must not compromise the vulnerability of any person, especially that of a child or minor.

Obscene material and the use of sexual swear words are forbidden. As is extreme violence (which does not include war or conflict coverage). Also depictions of self-harm and suicide.

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