The Week Unwrapped: How the internet has changed the Amazon

Plus, anonymity for sex-crime suspects, and a bad day for French pride

Children watch a video of a traditional Waiapi dance on a smartphone in the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil
Children watch a video of a traditional dance on a smartphone in the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil
(Image credit: Apu Gomes / AFP / Getty Images)

The Marubo people, who live in the Amazon rainforest, are one of the most isolated societies in the world – and, until recently, it was entirely offline. When Elon Musk's Starlink brought the web to their villages, the impact was profound... Plus: anonymity for sex-crime suspects, and a bad day for French pride.

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