New Law Against Fake News in South Korea
南韓出台反假新聞新法
Introduction
South Korea has a new law. Now, people and news companies must pay a lot of money if they share fake news.
南韓制定了一項新法。現在，個人或新聞公司若分享假新聞，必須支付高額賠償。
Main Body
Courts can make people pay five times the money they lost. People can also pay big fines if they share fake news many times. Big websites must delete fake news or stop users who lie.
法院可判定賠償損失的五倍。若多次分享假新聞，個人也可能面臨高額罰金。大型網站必須刪除假新聞，或停止該謊言用戶的權限。
The government says fake news hurts the country. They want to stop people from fighting because of lies. This happened after the old president told lies about elections.
政府表示假新聞會損害國家。他們希望防止民眾因謊言而產生衝突。這是在前任總統在選舉中散布謊言後所採取的行動。
Some people like the law. But journalists are afraid. They think the government will stop them from telling the truth. The USA also thinks this law is a problem for free speech.
有些人支持這項法律，但記者們感到擔心。他們認為政府將阻止他們揭露真相。美國也認為這項法律對言論自由造成問題。
Conclusion
The law is now active. Some news groups are still worried about it.
該法現已生效。部分新聞團體仍對此表示擔憂。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "MUST"
In this story, we see a very strong word: must.
When you want to say something is a rule or a law, use must. It is not a choice. It is a requirement.
Look at these examples from the text:
- People must pay money. → (Rule: You have no choice)
- Websites must delete news. → (Rule: They have to do it)
How to use it simply:
Person/Group + must + action
- I must study.
- You must stop.
- The company must pay.
🛠️ Action Words (Verbs)
To reach A2, focus on these common "doing" words found in the article. They are the building blocks of most sentences:
- Share (Give information to others)
- Lose (When money goes away)
- Stop (Finish an action)
- Hurt (Cause pain or damage)
Pattern check: Fake news hurts the country. (Something bad does damage to something else.)