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Uganda's parliament passes controversial tax on social media users

Uganda approves WhatsApp tax

Uganda's parliament has passed a controversial tax on people using social media platforms.

The law imposes a 200 shilling [$0.05, £0.04] daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter.

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