SECTOR 1 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.6 (2009: 2.3) 1.9 Websites and blogs are not required to register with or obtain permission from state authorities. Côte d’Ivoire’s law does not require any preliminary permission for launching a website or blog. Everybody can create a website or blog. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 5.0 (2009: 5.0) 1.10 The State does not seek to block or filter Internet content unless laws provide for restrictions that serve a legitimate interest and are necessary in a democratic society. The panellists agreed that: “it is far easier to open an Internet site than to establish a newspaper in Côte d’Ivoire!” The State does not interfere illegally in this area and according to the panel, to this day, no website has been shut down. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER COTE D’IVOIRE 2012 77