operated by a company or an association, the webmaster is required each year to provide a list of associates or of majority shareholders. Websites in Guinea are peculiar in that they are all hosted abroad. They still need to have a correspondent in Guinea, though, to whom citizens’ queries can be addressed when the need arises. 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; 2006 = 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. The state does not block or filter internet content for the simple reason that it does not have the means to do so, even if it wanted to. Websites are all hosted abroad and even though they sometimes carry content that has nothing whatsoever to do with information, there is nothing the government can do about it. 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: 84 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GUINEA 2011 5.0 (2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a)