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: ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2.5 (2008 = 1.3; 2011 = 1.3; 2014 = 2.1) 1.8 Websites, blogs and other digital platforms are not required to register with, or obtain permission from, state authorities Cameroon has no administrative requirements for registering websites or blogs. 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: ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ 4.9 (2008 = n/a; 2011 = 4.2; 2014 = 4.5) 1.9 The state does not seek to block or filter internet content unless in accordance with laws that provide for restrictions that serve a legitimate interest and are necessary for a democratic society, and which are applied by independent courts Cameroon has blocked internet access in the restive Anglophone regions at least twice since 2017. No official reason was given for the decision, however, rights activists quickly pointed out that it was intended to crack down on the use of social media to mobilise anti-government protests. The move sparked social media campaigns with the hashtags #BringBackOurInternet and #KeepItOn. Activists described the decision to shut down the internet as collective punishment for the 19 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER CAMEROON 2018