{"id":82238,"date":"2018-06-26T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=82238"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:27:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:27:31","slug":"middelburg-observer-policy-online-reader-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/06\/26\/middelburg-observer-policy-online-reader-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Middelburg Observer Policy: Online reader comments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0In accordance with chapter two of the Press Code, the Middelburg Observer<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>publishes its User Generated Content (UGC) Policy.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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UGC Policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any person who makes use of the <\/i>Middelburg Observer’s\u00a0online platform extensions* agrees to the following:<\/p>\n

The publication, its websites and its social media platforms and all persons who utilise it are subject to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.<\/p>\n

Also read: Parents warned about social media pitfalls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

User Generated Content (UGC) is regulated accordingly.<\/p>\n

Any user who generates and publishes a comment or any other content on the paper\u2019s online platforms agrees that:<\/h4>\n

\u2022 No user may publish content that amounts to propaganda for war, incitement to imminent violence, advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion and that constitutes incitement to cause harm.<\/p>\n

\u2022 No user may conduct himself in a way that unjustifiably infringes on person\u2019s basic human rights as set out in the Constitution\u2019s Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n

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No user generated content posted onto the Middelburg Observer’s<\/i>\u00a0online platforms by members of the public reflect in any way the views of the publication or its employees. The media is not responsible for moderating UGC and can therefore not be held liable for the content posted by readers on its social media platforms and websites.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Should users conduct themselves in ways that contravene the above, Middelburg Observer\u00a0is to be alerted as follows:<\/h4>\n

\u2022 Members of the public must send an e-mail to tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the e-mail, the content complained of must be included, as well as the details of the user who made the comment. \u00a0Identify clearly the platform on which the comment was made as well as the date and time. Complainants must indicate whether the content is in breach of this UGC policy and, if so, in what manner.<\/p>\n

Watch: Video – Sensationalism in the media<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Once\u00a0<\/em>Middelburg Observer\u00a0has been made aware of the content complained of, it will evaluate whether the content constitutes a breach of its UGC policy. If the content is found to be a violation of the publication\u2019s UGC policy, the comment complained of is to be deleted within a reasonable time.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The publication\u2019s decision is to be communicated to the complainant. The user who made the comment may be banned from the social media platform to which the content was posted.<\/p>\n

* The extensions include but are not limited to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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