Though most of the world has had decades to grapple with the repercussions of the internet, tribes living in the Amazon's Indigenous villages are playing catch-up.
For better or for worse, Starlink has brought high-speed internet to the Indigenous Marubo tribe in Brazil's remote Amazon rainforest.Though most of the world has had decades to grapple with the repercussions of the internet, groups like those living in the Amazon’s Indigenous villages are playing catch-up to combat screen distractions, digital misinformation and pornography addiction.
Enoque Marubo , a leader of the tribe, is a leading advocate for internet access. Still, he noted the internet was initially “detrimental,” specifically to the tribe’s hunting and fishing regimen. With so much to peruse online, no one wanted to do the work, he said.For this reason, Enoque and other leaders agreed to implement limits to internet access. The internet is only on for two hours in the morning, five hours in the evening and on Sundays.
Prior to the installation of Starlink antennas in the region, many Marubo already had cellphones. The phones were used to communicate when in the city or to take photographs.
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