Uganda wants to replace its social media tax with a 12% tax on internet bundles
Share this article In January 2020, I spoke to Charles, a Nigerian journalist studying in Uganda, and one of the interesting points of our conversation was the “Over the top tax.” The tax, introduced in 2018, means Ugandans pay a daily fee of 200 Shillings to use social media apps. The new bill took many people by surprise. According to Charles, “On July 1st, I was on Facebook, and suddenly I wasn’t. Nothing was working anymore.” “I spent two hours restarting the Airtel Mifi, sw...
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