Starlink finally connects tribes deep in the Amazon to the internet, but elders worry that young people are changing with social media and pornography
A tribe living deep in the Amazon has gained high-speed internet thanks to Elon Musk's
Elon Musk's Starlink Connects and Divides Brazil's Marubo People - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/world/americas/starlink-internet-elon-musk-brazil-amazon.html
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The Marbo people, who live in a remote rainforest area along the Itui River in Brazil, got their first internet connection in September 2023. The internet connection in the depths of the Amazon is thanks to the satellite internet service Starlink.
'When it arrived, everyone was happy,' Tsaiinama Malbo, 73, a Maine native, said of when Starlink first became available. 'But it's gotten worse, and at the time of writing, young people are becoming lazy because of the internet and are learning the ways of white people.'
The Malbo are a chaste tribe that hates kissing in public. However, the elders are concerned that the acquisition of Starlink will significantly change the customs of the tribe. According to Alfredo Malbo, the young men of the tribe have started to share pornographic videos using group chats, and some of the young men are showing 'aggressive sexual behavior.'
'I'm worried that suddenly having screens on their faces will make them want to try more perverted sexual acts,' Alfredo said. 'Everybody is so connected, sometimes they don't even talk to their own families.' He lamented the changes young people have experienced since using the internet.
Starlink connects to the Internet by communicating with a network of 6,000 satellites in low-earth orbit using ground antennas. The ground antennas used for connection were provided to the Malbo tribe by American entrepreneur Allison Renaud.
Initially, the Malbo people welcomed the launch of Starlink, saying that it would enable them to contact authorities for help in the event of a life-threatening snake bite. In fact, according to Enoch Malbo (40), Starlink has even saved some tribal members' lives.
The young people of the Malbo tribe also spoke of the benefits of internet connectivity, saying, 'A world of possibilities has opened up for me, where I was unable to conceptualize what was beyond my surroundings.' One teenage Malbo girl said, 'My dream now is to travel the world,' while another said she dreams of becoming a dentist in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
It's not just tribal elders who are talking about the harms of the internet. Enoch also said that the arrival of the internet has 'drastically changed our tribal routines, with detrimental effects.'
Tamasei Malbo, 42, also spoke of the negative effects of the arrival of internet devices, saying, 'Some young people are preserving our traditions, but others spend the whole afternoon on their mobile phones.'
Kaipa Malbo, a parent, said she was worried about her children playing violent first-person shooters (FPS), saying, 'I'm worried that they'll suddenly imitate them.'
He also said that many young people chat with strangers on social media, but due to lack of digital literacy, they have fallen victim to internet fraud.
Malbo young people have become so dependent on the internet that Malbo elders fear their oral history and culture will be lost forever, and now restrict internet access to two hours each morning, five hours each evening, and all day on Sundays.
・Added on June 14, 2024 at 10:20
The New York Times reported that the Marbos were able to connect to the Internet via Starlink, but criticized the New York Post and TMZ for reporting this in a way that was different from the truth, saying that they had become addicted to porn.
No, a Remote Amazon Tribe Did Not Get Addicted to Porn - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/world/americas/no-a-remote-amazon-tribe-did-not-get-addicted-to-porn.html
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