Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform, has nearly 400 million users in India. In May 2021, the Indian government enacted a new social media law that requires messaging apps like WhatsApp to trace the origin of messages and identify the senders. Many people are concerned about their identities being revealed. WhatsApp, which has invested heavily in India, fears that this new regulation could risk their investment. The company argues that due to end-to-end encryption, it is technically impossible for them to identify message senders. As a result, WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the government, claiming that the new rules infringe on (violate) the privacy rights of Indian users.
WhatsApp (ワッツアップ, 世界中で最も利用されているチャットアプリ), come into effect (施行される), sue (訴訟する), violate (違反する)
Questions:
- How many users of WhatsApp are there in the country?
- What kind of the law did Indian government make?
- Do Indian people like the new law?
- Why did the company sue the government?
- Do you think the government is right? Why?
- How many people use WhatsApp in Japan?
- What is your opinion?