A lawsuit against New York Times for claims that the internet pulled the Amazon Tribe on Pornography – BBC News in Serbian

The Amazon Tribe was sued by New York Times for a story how their members became dependent on pornography by the Internet.

In the defamation lawsuit, he writes that the American media report presented the Marubo Tribe as « incompetent to carry out the internet exposure », as that the youth became « preoccupied with pornography ».

The defendants are New York Times and Yahoo, Because their news « made fun of the youth » tribes and « misrepresented their traditions ».

The report does not say that any member of the tribe is dependent on pornography, they say from New York Times.

The MARUBO tribe, a community of about 2,000 people, seek at least $ 180 million compensation.

The story of the New York Times wrote a journalist for nine months after the tribe received access to Starling – satellite internet of Spa, IX ILON Mask.

The report says the tribe already faces the same challenges as American households, such as « teenagers plugged in for phones », « video games » and « minor watching pornography ».

The story of one of the tribe leaders, which publicly oppose the Internet.

He was upset with pornography and spoke about the « more aggressive sexual behavior of » young men, writes in the report.

The text also talks about the positive effects of the Internet in the community, such as the possibility of alerting competent services in the case of health problems, environmental destruction and maintained contact with a family living far.

The lawsuit claims that other media are sensationalist broadcast this text, as well as a title that clearly indicated pornography dependence.

In response to reactions, New York Times published the following text for about a week after the original story, with the title:

« No, one remote Amazon Tribe has not become dependent on pornography. »

It says that « more than 100 sites around the world » published titles that falsely claim that people from the Marubo tribe became dependent on pornography.

However, the original story of the New York Times was « presented Marugo as a community that cannot be elected to exposure on the Internet and accused them that their youth was overwhelmed by pornography », writes in the lawsuit.

Appointed prosecutors, the leader of Enoke Marubo and Brazilian activist Flora Dutra, who helped a 15,000 dollar tribe, claim that the text of New York Times was encouraged by the « media storm of world-scale ».

Therefore, they say, they were subject to « humiliation, harassment and irreparable violation of reputation and security ».

The story was followed by a video of both Marub and Dutra shared antennas, which, as they claim, « created an unequivocal impression that they have only introduced harmful, sexually explicit content in the community and promoted the alleged moral and social decline. »

The New York Times spokesman said the defense of the lawsuit would be presented before the Court.

« Any objective reading of this text shows that it is a sensitive and tinted research of well-being and complications of new technology in a remote indigenous village with a proud history and preserved culture, » he said.

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