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Amazonian tribe that received Starlink satellite internet sues The New York Times, TMZ, and Yahoo for $180M over defamation and more, claiming a viral 2024 NYT story smeared members as porn addicts.

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Amazonian tribe that received Starlink satellite internet sues The New York Times, TMZ, and Yahoo for $180M over defamation and more, claiming a viral 2024 NYT story smeared members as porn addicts.

www.courthousenews.com /amazonian-tribe-that-received-starlink-satellite-internet-cries-foul-over-ny-times-story/

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Going from "having no internet" to "doing international lawsuits" is quite a journey
- I mean, international lawsuits existed long before the internet but I read you.
- Neolib capitalism speedrun
- They probably got a lot of emails from lawyers drumming up a case
I would say that porn is less damaging than social media at this point.
- I'm having a harder and harder time telling them apart.
  
  I'm having a harder and harder time
  What social media are you on?
Even if they used it for porn right after they got it, who cares? Does it provide other benefits? Then it DOESN’T MATTER.
- It wouldn’t matter if the whole tribe only got internet to goon. Good for them. They can do what they want
- who cares
  The one elder quoted in the original NYT article does. Which is why it was reported. The NYT article wasn't salacious but once TMZ got 'hold of it, well.
They seem to be adapting to modern society pretty well.
While I knew since last year the the story was fake (and I had random people mention it to me on online games when they learned I was Brazilian), I'm also skeptical that this story alone was all it needed to kill that guy's company.
Silly gooners
I have no idea why they think that big titties I mean a porn addiction is smear worthy.
- My guess? Using the term "addiction."
  
  "Porn addiction" is Christian grooming. Don't believe their propaganda
Wasn't there a standard before that got superseded or derogated by some other new law basically allowing this... you can lie with no consequences in your articles and news? and I'm talking about the US back in the 90's I believe
That wasn't even true? More evidence that the panic about porn addiction is a psyop.
Not to mention that plan and engagement of the NYT story is purely based on writers and potential readers relating to such fact, behave as if it is something worth of mentioning in a story in the first place borders hypocrisy... they forgot their first time got access to unlimited internet
I wonder if Musk will be saying anything about it.

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