1. PeoPo公民新聞平台是一個開放性的網路平台，鼓勵公民申請加入、報導公共議題。平台使用者非公視員工，平台使用者的採訪行為僅代表個人，不代表PeoPo公民新聞平台或公視，平台使用者不可自稱「PeoPo記者」或「公視記者」，或以前述身份印製名片。
2. 報導內容應與公共議題相關，並具有建設性的內容。
3. 報導時應迴避個人利益，禁止圖利自己或所屬的任何組織團體。
4. 報導內容須為原創，禁止轉貼他人網站內容。PeoPo鼓勵公民自己發現議題紀錄報導，平台禁止轉寫刊登政府機關與營利組織的公關新聞稿。
5. 禁止上傳其他媒體產製的影音、圖片、文字等內容。也禁止使用、重製或編輯未獲授權的文字、照片、影像、音樂。
6. 禁止將活動簡章直接貼於平台，非政府組織及非營利組織相關活動訊息，請以報導方式呈現，相關簡章請用連結方式提供。
7. 報導中禁止任何商業宣傳行為，也嚴禁出現任何商業網站連結與聯絡電話 。
8. 各項民意代表與公職選舉競選期間，禁止張貼候選人海報與相關文宣，或常態性藉由報導特定候選人進行宣傳之實。
9. 撰寫報導標題或內文時，應以自身採訪為依據，避免過度簡化或誇張，而造成誤導閱聽人的情形。
10. 不發表威脅、毀謗或霸凌任何人的內容，不使用誹謗性的言語，不發表任何低俗或褻瀆性的言論。
11. 不利用此平台發佈任何不實、杜撰、涉及人身攻擊、歧視或任何違反中華民國境內相關法令之內容。
12. 若無法確認消息來源之可靠性時，需清楚說明對該內容之疑慮點。
13. 採訪時應傾聽多方意見，並依事實作報導。
14. 除非涉及公共利益，否則使用者應尊重新聞當事人的隱私權。即使基於公共利益，仍應避免侵擾遭遇不幸的當事人。
15. 採訪新聞或拍攝照片、影片時，不危及自己或其他人，或違犯任何法律。
16. 所有平台使用者針對個人錯誤的報導，應該即時認錯與更正，也有責任監督、糾舉不公正的新聞報導或錯誤的消息來源。
17. 公民報導內容本文區內，除報導內容本文外，禁止張貼標籤(如:人名/組織名/或其他名詞)，或其他容易誤導閱聽人的相關內容。

PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform's Code of Ethics for Users

1. PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform is an open Internet platform encouraging citizens to register as users and report on public issues. Platform users are not PTS employees. The behavior of users while newsgathering is the sole responsibility of users and does not represent PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform or PTS. Platform users are forbidden from calling themselves “PeoPo journalists” or “PTS journalists”, or using business cards with the aforementioned status.
2. Report content must be related to public issues, and be constructive
3. Users must avoid personal gain from reporting, and not to benefit oneself or any affiliated organization.
4. The content of reports must be original; the re-posting of content from other sites is prohibited. PeoPo encourages citizens to find their own issues to cover. The platform prohibits the re-posting or adaptation of press releases from government agencies or profit organizations.  
5. PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform encourages original reporting. Reports should not use, reproduce or edit unauthorized text, photographs, images, or music.
6. Users are forbidden from directly posting event brochures onto the platform. Events related to non-governmental organizations or nonprofit organizations should be presented in the form of a report and related event brochures attached as a link.
7. Commercial publicity, commercial website links, and commercial contact numbers are strictly forbidden from reports.
8. Disseminating candidate posters, related information, or periodically uploading reports on particular candidates during the elections of officials to public office is forbidden.
9. When choosing headlines, users should avoid oversimplification or exaggeration that could mislead the audience
10. Users must not use a hostile manner in the newsgathering process, disseminate false content, or engage in personal attacks.
11. Users must not disseminate false content, or engage in personal attacks, and not to violates relevant laws and regulations in Taiwan
12. Should the user be unable to verify the reliability of a source, any misgivings in relation to the story must be clearly indicated.
13. Users should listen to all opinions while newsgathering and use only facts in reports
14. Except in cases of public interest, users shall respect the privacy of subjects and, even where public interest comes into play, should avoid disturbing the victims of unfortunate circumstances.
15. While newsgathering, taking photographs or shooting video, users should not place themselves or others in jeopardy, take unnecessary risks or violate any laws.
16. Users are required to promptly admit and correct reports containing errors and are responsible for overseeing and correcting unfair news reports or misleading sources
17. Within the citizen journalist report area, except for the report content itself, it is forbidden to post tags (such as personal names/organization names/other nouns, et cetera) or other related content that could easily mislead readers.