Media Outlet EL CUARTO MOSQUETERO Date of first publication 29/10/2024 Date of Latest Change 04/10/2024

11. Responsibility for Content Provided by the General Public

11.1. User Generated Content/Eyewitness News

A Media Outlet shall ensure that the same principles of checking for accuracy, legal, and ethical compliance are applied to journalistic content sourced from the general public (UGC or Eyewitness News content) as with all content it publishes.

Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?

No

11.3. Opinion Guidelines

In relation to opinion or comment pieces the guidelines should set clear requirements of the ethical principles expected which may include but is not limited to prohibition of comment due to defamation, privacy, hate speech and harassment. The Media Outlet should make clear its policy on the moderation of such content, whether it is pre or post publication, and its policy on take-down, notice and appeal provisions.

Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?

No

Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?

No

Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?

No

Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Las redes sociales como Meta tienen una opción de mediante algoritmos controlar que se puedan publicar comentarios odiantes, difamatorios o que violen nuestra línea editorial. Así mismo, hacemos seguimientos a los comentarios, si vemos que alguno incumple lo que consideramos está en el marco de los respetos por los derechos humanos, lo ocultamos o borramos. No obstante, hay publicaciones que se viralizan y se hace imposible poder controlarlo por la cantidad de comentarios.

Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?

Yes

Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?

Yes