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Uganda: Uganda's Social Media Tax Challenged in Constitutional Court
VOA, 3 July 2018
A group of Ugandan lawyers have challenged the legality of a controversial social media tax that took effect on July 1. The government introduced a tax for all social media users… Read more »
Ugandans Take Govt to Court Over Social Media Tax
A group of Ugandan lawyers wants the Constitutional Court to annul the Social Media Tax which took effect on 1 July 2018. The group says it will limits freedom of expression and assembly online.
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Uganda: Government Sued Over Social Media Tax
Monitor, 2 July 2018
Five concerned citizens and a technological company; Cyber law Initiative have petitioned the Constitutional Court to order for an annulment of the new social media tax which took… Read more »
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Uganda: Ugandans Seek to Dodge Social Media Tax
East African, 1 July 2018
Ugandan are devising ways of evading the infamous social media tax that came into effect at midnight, July 1, 2018. Read more »
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Uganda: World Bank Lauds Uganda On Social Media Tax
Observer, 20 April 2018
World Bank senior economist for Uganda Richard Ancrum Walker says he is impressed with the public debate around proposed new taxes, including that on social media usage. Read more »
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Parliament has passed controversial taxes on mobile money transactions and social media use. The new law will impose a mandatory daily levy for WhatsApp users, while mobile money ... Read more »
