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: 2.4 (2010: 1.9; 2007: 2.7) 1.9 Websites and blogs are not required to register with or obtain permission from state authorities. “All you just need is to be computer literate”, said one panellist, summing up the view that that there is little else to prevent anyone from putting up a website or a 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: 4.8 (2010: 4.1; 2007: n/a) 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. In April and May 2011, a pressure group with close ties to opposition parties staged ‘Walk to Work’ protests against economic hardship in the country. The authorities were “caught off-guard” by the level of public support for the protest expressed by Ugandans on Facebook and Twitter. Therefore the head of ICT at 24 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER UGANDA 2012