
    Write a function that calculates the total number of characters that need to be reviewed by content moderators when screening all visible sides of a square-format social media post, where each side contains exactly l characters and the post's back side is not visible to users. The post's length l represents the number of characters that fit along each edge of the square post format.
    

    
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Write a function that calculates the total number of characters that need to be reviewed by content moderators when screening all visible sides of a square-format social media post, where each side contains exactly l characters and the post's back side is not visible to users. The post's length l represents the number of characters that fit along each edge of the square post format.
    

    """
def lateralsurface_cube(l):
    """
    Write a function that calculates the total number of characters that need to be reviewed by content moderators when screening all visible sides of a square-format social media post, where each side contains exactly l characters and the post's back side is not visible to users. The post's length l represents the number of characters that fit along each edge of the square post format.
    

    """
    LSA = 4 * (l * l)
    return LSA