Community Guidelines

1. Writing Reviews

• Be specific. Cite exact examples — link to timestamps, screenshots, or articles that support your review.
• Rate what you see, not what you feel. A 1-star review because you disagree with someone's politics isn't helpful. Rate content quality, accuracy, and trustworthiness.
• Use evidence links. Reviews with evidence are weighted higher in our scoring algorithm and are more helpful to the community.
• Don't review yourself. Self-reviews are detected and will be removed.
• Update your reviews. If the entity has changed (e.g., a channel improved its sourcing), update your review to reflect the current state.

2. Bias Voting

• Vote on observed bias, not your own. If a news source leans center-right, vote center-right regardless of your personal alignment.
• Consider the full picture. A channel might cover left-leaning topics but do so objectively. That's "Center," not "Left."
• The 7-point scale: Far Left → Left → Center-Left → Center → Center-Right → Right → Far Right. Use the extremes sparingly.
• Brigading detection is active. Coordinated bias voting campaigns are detected and the votes are frozen.

3. Accuracy Voting

• 0-100 scale. 0 = completely unreliable, 100 = consistently accurate with citations.
• Differentiate between opinion and misinformation. Having a strong opinion isn't the same as being inaccurate.
• Check before you rate. If you're unsure about accuracy, skip the accuracy vote rather than guessing.

4. Crowd Tags

• Use descriptive, objective tags. "Science Communicator", "Satire", "Breaking News" are good. "Trash" is not a tag.
• Tags require community approval. Propose relevant tags and vote on others' proposals.
• Daily limit: You can propose up to 10 tags per day to prevent spam.

5. Prohibited Content

• No hate speech. Reviews targeting race, religion, gender, sexuality, or disability will be removed and may result in a ban.
• No harassment. Critique content, not the person. "This video contains misinformation about X" is acceptable. Personal attacks are not.
• No spam. Copy-pasted reviews, promotional content, and AI-generated bulk reviews are detected and removed.
• No doxxing. Never include personal information (addresses, phone numbers, real names of anonymous creators) in reviews.
• No defamation. State opinions as opinions, not facts. "I believe this channel is biased" is fine. "This person is a criminal" without evidence is not.

6. Trust Score

• Your Trust Score (0-100) is computed from your review quality, helpfulness votes, account age, and consistency.
• Higher Trust Scores give your votes and reviews more weight in aggregate calculations.
• Users with Trust Score 80+ may be eligible for Community Moderator status.
• Gaming the trust system (e.g., creating fake accounts for helpful votes) will result in a permanent ban.

7. Enforcement

• Automated detection: Our AI detects toxicity, spam, and coordinated manipulation.
• Community moderation: Trusted users can flag and moderate content.
• Warnings → suspension → ban: First offense gets a warning. Repeated violations lead to temporary then permanent suspension.
• Appeals: Banned users can appeal via the appeals process. Appeals are reviewed by admin within 72 hours.

8. Legal

Web Jury operates under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (US) and Section 79 of the IT Act (India) as an intermediary platform. Reviews represent user opinions, not platform endorsement. By posting a review, you confirm it represents your genuine opinion based on your experience or research. See our Terms of Service for full legal details.