US EditionMarubo Tribe Sues Major Media Outlets for $180 Million Over Defamation
- In May 2025, the Marubo Tribe, a community of around 2,000 Indigenous people from the Javari Valley rainforest, filed a defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles against The New York Times, TMZ, and Yahoo, accusing them of misrepresenting the tribe following their introduction to the internet.
- The lawsuit arose after a June 2024 New York Times story about the tribe's adoption of Elon Musk's Starlink internet portrayed them as unable to handle internet exposure and highlighted youth consumption of pornography.
- The suit claims TMZ and Yahoo sensationalized the Times' report, including a TMZ video showing leaders setting up antennas and falsely portraying the tribe as undergoing moral collapse fueled by explicit material.
- The tribe seeks at least $180 million in general and punitive damages, arguing the coverage caused humiliation, destroyed lives, and damaged culturally significant projects while ignoring the positive effects of internet access.
- The New York Times stated the original article offered a nuanced exploration of technology's benefits and challenges in a remote Indigenous village and said it will vigorously defend the lawsuit.
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