"In the late 1960s, Muggle civilization began the Second Industrial Revolution. Over the past century, it has made lasting advances in every field.
"Trains, airplanes, ferries... Muggles had woven a giant net of steel around the entire world. The footsteps of Muggle Adventurers had spread to every corner of this planet. Over the past few decades, wizards and magical creatures had revealed themselves time and again. To uphold the Statute of Secrecy, the International Confederation of Wizards and wizarding governments around the world had paid an immeasurable price.
"The Statute of Secrecy was a strategic measure jointly agreed upon by the magical world, born from the need to preserve peace and survival.
"There are billions of Muggles worldwide, with the most convenient channels for transmitting information. They can speak with companions across the ocean within minutes, send photographs they have taken and sounds they have recorded to tens of thousands of people at once—even strangers thousands of miles away. Hiding magic is becoming increasingly difficult.
"Seventy years ago, Grindelwald and the American Magical Congress waged war in New York, exposing magical creatures and wizards to every Muggle in the city. Back then, Swooping Evil venom alone was enough to quell the unrest and conceal all traces of magic. Wizards around the world praised Mr. Newt Scamander's wisdom, believing Muggles were merely ordinary humans we could fool at will.
"But with technology where it is today, things are completely different.
"Just last week, during a preparatory meeting at the British Ministry of Magic, a Muggle accidentally wandered into The Leaky Cauldron and saw several witches. That very night, words and pictures appeared on a webpage. In just three or four hours, 4,700 people viewed it. We could not cast Memory Charms on every visitor. Altering the webpage directly would leave log