Indigenous tribes risk extinction as clout-chasing influencers invade remote communities: report

Indigenous tribes risk extinction as clout-chasing influencers invade remote communities: report

This is not the way they want to go viral. Clout-seeking travel influencers are doing more than just displaying their ignorance abroad — they could be endangering people’s lives. A charity has warned that globe-trotting content creators are posing a dire threat to uncontacted tribes by exposing them to unfamiliar diseases, potentially wiping most of … Read more

Influencer accused of exploiting remote ‘cannibal tribe’ for TikTok views: ‘Leave them alone’

Influencer accused of exploiting remote ‘cannibal tribe’ for TikTok views: ‘Leave them alone’

He was eaten alive in the comments. An Irish travel influencer and cloutseeker is being blasted online after using an alleged “cannibal tribe” for a tone-deaf TikTok stunt. “Just tried to make contact with a cannibal tribe,” Dara Tah captioned the clip, which boasts over 17.7 million views on the platform. The thrillseeker frequently shares … Read more

Remote Amazon tribe connects to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet, become hooked on porn, social media

Remote Amazon tribe connects to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet, become hooked on porn, social media

A remote tribe in Brazil has become bitterly divided nine months after gaining access to satellite internet via Elon Musk’s Starlink service. The 2,000-member Marubo tribe, who live along the Ituí River deep in the Amazon rainforest, were connected to the World Wide Web last September after 20 antennas were donated to them by American … Read more