Uganda police fire teargas, bullets at social media tax protest Ugandan police fire live bullets and teargas to break up a crowd of demonstrators who had gathered to protest a controversial tax on the use of social media. Since the beginning of the month access to media such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, as well as dating sites Tinder and Grindr, have been blocked unless users pay a 200-shilling ($0.05, 0.04 euro) daily tax. IMAGES