Telecommunications in Western Sahara include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
[14] Morocco considers the part of the territory that it administers to be an integral component of the kingdom with the same laws and structures regarding civil liberties, political, and economic rights.
Moroccan law prohibits citizens from criticizing Islam or the institution of the monarchy or to oppose the government’s official position regarding territorial integrity and Western Sahara.
Saharan media outlets and bloggers practice self-censorship on these issues, and there are no reports of government action against them for what they write.
Human rights and Sahrawi bloggers affiliated with leftist political groups assume that authorities closely monitor their activities and feel the need to hide their identities.