Variable: Practice: government doesn't promote the self-censorship of citizens online

QoG Code: (aii_q56)


Dataset: Africa Integrity Indicators

Description:

Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 56. In practice, there is no prior government restraint (pre-publication censoring) of citizen-created content online and the government doesn't promote the self-censorship of citizens online (in blogs, social media, etc.).

A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) the government never prevents the publication online of information by citizens, and
2) the government doesn't promote citizens' self-censorship (e.g., with arrests, threats to prosecute, interrogations, etc.).

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) the government occasionally prevents the publication online of information by citizens, or
2) it occasionally encourages citizens to self-censor (e.g. with arrests, threats to prosecute, interrogations, etc.).

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) the government usually prevents the publication online of information by citizens, or
2) it usually encourages citizens to self-censor (e.g. with arrests, threats to prosecute, interrogations, etc.).

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-12-04
Last updated by source: 2023-07-04


Categories:

Political System


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Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 54
Standard time-series: 54


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