The Amazon tribe is called to NYT through a report
The Amazon tribe is called to NYT through a report
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The indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times through a report on their internet connection.
The plaintiffs claim that he created the image of dependent on technology and pornography, reports Associated Press.
The Marubo Tribe from the Javari Valley has about 2,000 representatives. In June 2024, a reporter Jack Nikas visited them to find out how Marubo lives after their satellite communication has appeared through Starlink.
In the report, the journalist said that in less than a year the community faced new challenges related to the permanent influence of the Internet.
Among the problems that Nicaas called are teenagers who are difficult to tear from phones, group chats with gossip, social networking dependence, online dating, cruel video games, fraud, misinformation and pornography.
According to the reporter, the tribe leader was most concerned about pornography, because their culture does not approve of even kisses in public.
The article does not have any other mention of porn, but emphasizing it with other media that referred to the report. In particular, TMZ posted the news under the heading « Connecting to Starlink Ilona Mask made a remote tribe dependent on porn. »
Marubo settlement
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Shortly after the report of the report, Nikas released another material. He noted that Marubo is not really dependent on pornography and emphasized the absence of these statements in the original article.
However, the tribe did not satisfy it. They stated that The New York Times has translated responsibility to other aggregators.
Marubo’s claim claims that the report portrayed the tribe « as a community unable to cope with elementary access to the Internet. » They also complain about the « absorbed pornography » of young people.
« These statements were not only incited, but also convinced the average reader that Marubo people had fallen into moral and social decline directly as a result of access to the Internet.
This image goes far beyond the cultural comment. It is directly attacked by the character, morality and social status of the whole people, assuming that it lacks discipline or values to function in the modern world « , – says in the statement.
In addition to The New York Times, the defendants are also TMZ and Yahoo. Marubo claim that the articles of the latter have strengthened the report and made it more sensational, as well as blacken the tribe.
The New York Times stated that « intend to defend themselves » against the claim.
« Any impartial reading of this article indicates a delicate and subtle study – commented in the publication.
The plaintiffs demand at least $ 180 million from each of the defendants.
