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Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

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The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles.

It also names TMZ and Yahoo as defendants, alleging that their stories amplified and sensationalized the Times’s reporting and smeared the tribe in the process.

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[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

Wasn't this the tribe that didnt have internet and then when they got it super used the porn sites? I wonder which lawyer went to them and told them "hey, wanna make a quick buck?"

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Why can't more people report the NYT as a publication that supports terrorists killing babies.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“The fallout from the publication was not limited to public perception,” the suit says, “it destroyed lives, institutions, and culturally significant projects.”

The article doesn't elaborate on how exactly the tribe was materially harmed.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

their reputation was harmed tho. s'not nice, considering what everyone elses browser history looks like