Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax ‘to stop gossip’

In the latest news, a report has it that Uganda‘s parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms. It imposes a 200 shilling [$0.05, £0.04] daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter.  President Yoweri Museveni had pushed for the changes, … Read more

Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax ‘to stop gossip’

In the latest news, a report has it that Uganda‘s parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms. It imposes a 200 shilling [$0.05, £0.04] daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter.  President Yoweri Museveni had pushed for the changes, … Read more

Facebook shakes up management, launches blockchain division

Facebook news now; A report reveals that Facebook shakes up management, launches blockchain division: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday ordered one of the biggest management shakeups in the history of the social network, giving more responsibility to his chief product officer and launching a blockchain division.  The shake-up appeared to consolidate power at … Read more

Facebook Just Tapped The Next Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook news; A report has it that earlier this week, Facebook announced a grand reshuffle of its leadership. First reported by Recode, the new structure includes teams for the company’s apps, new platforms and infrastructure, and central product services.  Most of the people moving into new roles have been with the company for close to … Read more