THE INTERNET'S FINAL FRONTIER: REMOTE AMAZON TRIBES

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SpaceX's Starlink has been making the internet accessible to previously isolated tribes in Brazil since 2022. This article looks at what happened to the Marubo tribe, a community that has preserved its way of life for hundreds of years through isolation, after it gained access to the internet. While everyone in the tribe was happy when the technology arrived as the internet brought clear benefits, such as the ability to chat with faraway loved ones and call for help in emergencies, people in the tribe feel things have gotten worse. The internet has become essential to the tribe, but at a cost.