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: 2.0 (2013 = 2.1; 2010 = 1.8) 1.8 Websites, blogs and other digital platforms are not required to register with, or obtain permission, from state authorities. No prior authorisation is required to create and operate a website. It is only necessary to buy the domain name and start the work required to publish information. Blogs are also created on a daily basis, without any licence being required. The panel notes that in the near future, the creation of blogs might be regulated as this issue has been included in the projected revision of the Press Code. 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: 76 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER togo 2017 4.4 (2013 = 3.8; 2010 = 4.4)