In practice, there is no prior government restraint (pre-publication censoring) and the government doesn't promote the media's self-censorship.

In practice, there is no prior government restraint (pre-publication censoring) and the government doesn't promote the media's self-censorship.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) the government never prevents the publication of information, and
2) the government doesn't promote the media's self-censorship (for ex. with threats, discrimination in the application of tax laws, government advertising, etc.).

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) the government occasionally prevents the publication of information, or
2) it occasionally encourages the media to self-censor (for ex. with threats, discrimination in the application of tax laws, government advertising, etc.).

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) the government usually prevents the publication of information, or
2) it usually encourages the media to self-censor (for ex. with threats, discrimination in the application of tax laws, government advertising, etc.).

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.