What, Tax on social media?

Uganda, June 03: Nowadays people are addicted to Social Media Platforms like Facebook WhatsApp and Instagram ETC. Many of the people are rigorously using these social media networks. But here Uganda's parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms.

Ugandans will have to cough up 200 Ugandan shillings ($0.05) a day to use popular platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

President Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, is reported in local media as saying that social media encourages gossip.

Parliamentary spokesman Chris Obore defended the law which comes into effect July 1, saying that as more Ugandans use social media it should become an important source of revenue for the country.