This edition of The Web Untangled, a series from The Web Foundation dedicated to unpacking issues core to digital access and rights, explores the rise of internet taxes and their impact. Taxes, it’s been said, are the ‘price we pay…
This post was written by Eleanor Sarpong, Deputy Director and Policy Lead, A4AI. Follow Eleanor on Twitter @Ellasarpong. As leaders and players in the telecommunications industry converge in Kigali for GSMA’s Mobile360 Africa conference this week, it’s time to reflect…
Governments across the globe are establishing consumer taxes for over-the-top (OTT) services — including social media apps — as a way to generate revenue in the age of digital economy. This trend is particularly apparent across Sub-Saharan Africa, where such…