What if this happen in Nigeria? After all the government has been looking for a way to regulate social media and I’m guessing Uganda Govt just showed them the way.
The Uganda Parliament has passed into law late Wednesday imposing a tax of 200 shillings ($0.05, 0.04 euro, N20) a day on users of so-called “over the top” services which publish content bypassing traditional distributors.
This means that users of WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype and other social media in Uganda will have to pay a daily tax of N20 per day from July 2018.
Although, the new law does not spell out how the tax would be applied and collected in practice.
Finance minister David Bahati said the aim of the legislation was only to raise revenue for public services.
But earlier in March President Museveni wrote to the finance ministry urging the introduction of the tax as a way to deal with the consequences of online “gossip”.
According to him, it was to stop young people from gossiping.
Meaning Yearly, #LazyUgandanYouth will be paying N7200 to use social media. What if this happen in your country? You pay to use Facebook, WhatsApp, SnapChat etc?
Another way to extort money from the citizens.
It really isn’t a bad idea though some folks will frown at it
How is such swindling not a bad idea?
I won’t be surprise if it happens in Nigeria
Maybe it will definitely happen
Hell No! I’m already planning to set up a prayer committee against this.
Big revenue ooo
I think use of vpn will become must then. Let them introduce it, there must be a wayout. Plenty cheat go come out again
Gbam! And they’ll receive the hot end of the rod.
People will still use social media but its not making sense
if it happens in Nigeria it would be highly pathetic. like why would I have to pay 720o naira annually to access whatsapp and the likes?
It can’t happen in Nigeria, Mark my word. The poor populace has been exploited way way much
Nigerians are smart. It can’t occur here
Can’t happen. Tax us to squander it as usual
why would I pay for it? its uncalled for.
You mean after buy data or just to pay $0.05 without subbing for data and enjoy all social ?
If such happen here that mean it’s unlimited for one day
Anyway I will bypass them with VPN but I trust our government they can’t do such law
Its not a bad idea. but it cant happen in nigeria. Not at all
as i am not social media freak, i can say would be less concerned with such a policy
Nice one prof kudos for the info I won’t be surprised if the APC govt applied it here due to their hatred for social media.
Absolutely nonsense. I Would be the last person to pay such tax. It won’t work in Nigeria ??. If they try it , it would be fun anyway .
What is his name again?? Museveni. We reject this in Nigeria. Dead on arrival
It shouldn’t happen oo, the revenue gotten from other sources, we are yet to see results.
even if they try it in nigeria, it wont work
This is a bad idea, the president is a thief
What’s the need for democracy then?
It’s a real bad idea
Can’t work in Nigeria. We are smart and will find a way to bypass the tax
Unlimited all the way if they mistakenly introduce it in Nigeria, I trust Nigeria guys they’ll convert it to unlimited browsing cheats
I’m certain this will not happen here in Nigeria
That will be disastrous.
this will be be a bad tin oo