A $5 tax on the use of WhatsApp
“The State is allegedly demanding $5 a month to use WhatsApp.”
The message is circulating alongside a screenshot of a fake press release bearing the ARPTC logo.
The editorial team compared the screenshot with authentic press releases: the police force, reference number, and contact address do not match. No text published in the Official Gazette provides for such a tax.
What is true: while the debate on digital taxation exists, no tax on messaging app usage has been adopted.
- ARPTC — Official press releases Official institution
- Official Gazette of the DRC Archive / primary document
- Ministry of Digital Economy — denial Official institution