Political Content Policy

1. Purpose

This Policy is designed to:

• • Promote lawful political expression
• • Protect election integrity
• • Prevent misinformation and manipulation
• • Ensure transparency in political advertising
• • Reduce harmful or deceptive political practices

2. Definitions

Political Content includes:

• • Content related to elections
• • Public policy discussions
• • Political parties
• • Political candidates
• • Government officials
• • Referendums or ballot initiatives
• • Political fundraising campaigns
• • Advocacy for or against legislation

3. Permitted Political Content

The following is allowed, subject to compliance:

• • Civic discussions
• • Policy debates
• • Opinion posts
• • Political event promotion
• • Fundraising for lawful political causes
• • Debate participation
• • Poll creation related to political issues

4. Prohibited Political Content

The following is strictly prohibited:

1. False statements about election procedures
2. Voter suppression tactics
3. Impersonation of candidates or officials
4. Deepfakes or manipulated media intended to mislead
5. Foreign interference campaigns
6. Coordinated inauthentic behavior
7. Calls for violence related to political activity
8. Fraudulent political fundraising

Accounts engaging in prohibited conduct may be suspended or permanently banned.

5. Political Advertising Rules

Business users or political entities running paid promotions must:

• • Verify identity prior to ad approval
• • Disclose funding source
• • Clearly label political advertisements
• • Provide geographic targeting transparency
• • Comply with applicable election laws

ONOV reserves the right to reject or remove political ads at its discretion.

6. Fundraising Requirements

Political fundraising campaigns must:

• • Clearly identify beneficiary
• • State purpose of funds
• • Comply with local campaign finance laws
• • Avoid misleading claims

ONOV may request documentation verifying legitimacy.

ONOV is not responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of campaign organizers.

7. Debate Standards

Political debates hosted on ONOV:

• • Must identify participants clearly
• • Must not impersonate public figures
• • Must comply with platform rules

Live debates conducted via Agora are subject to moderation controls. Computer moderation may divide speaking time equally to reduce bias.

ONOV does not endorse participant viewpoints.

8. Verified Political Accounts

ONOV may offer verification for:

• • Public officials
• • Registered candidates
• • Recognized political organizations
• • Verified journalists

Verification requires documentation review. Verification does not imply endorsement.

9. Misinformation & Fact-Checking

ONOV may:

• • Apply warning labels
• • Reduce distribution of disputed claims
• • Remove demonstrably false content
• • Partner with third-party fact-checkers

Repeated misinformation violations may lead to account restrictions.

10. Bot & Coordinated Activity Policy

Artificial amplification of political content through:

• • Bots
• • Fake accounts
• • Engagement farms
• • Coordinated manipulation networks

is strictly prohibited. ONOV uses monitoring systems to detect inauthentic activity.

11. International Political Content

Political advertising may be restricted based on:

• • User location
• • Election period
• • Local regulatory requirements

ONOV reserves the right to restrict cross-border political ads.

12. Election Period Restrictions

During active election periods, ONOV may:

• • Increase moderation review
• • Require stricter ad verification
• • Temporarily restrict new political advertisers
• • Limit certain fundraising features

13. User Reporting Mechanism

Users may report political content that:

• • Violates this policy
• • Contains misinformation
• • Incites violence
• • Appears fraudulent

Reports are reviewed by moderation teams.

14. Enforcement Actions

ONOV may take actions including:

• • Content removal
• • Labeling or demotion
• • Temporary suspension
• • Permanent account termination
• • Referral to law enforcement (where required)

15. Star Rating & Political Status

Political accounts participating in the ONOV star rating system must not:

• • Purchase artificial supporters
• • Misrepresent public office
• • Manipulate badge eligibility

Badges may be revoked upon audit failure.

16. Disclaimer

ONOV is a neutral technology platform. Political opinions expressed by users do not represent the views of ONOV LLC.

17. Policy Updates

ONOV may modify this Political Content Policy:

• • During election cycles
• • To reflect legal changes
• • To address emerging threats

Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance.

18. Contact

For political advertising inquiries or verification requests: