Uganda imposes a social media tax to prevent ‘gossip’

President Yoweri Museveni was a vocal supporter of and advocate the bill. He believes that social media encourages “gossip,” according to BBC News. The law will go into effect as of July 1st, but it’s not clear how the government will monitor its citizens or collect the tax. This is certainly a strange way to …

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