Teenagers in a remote Brazilian tribe have become hooked on pornography months after they were given high-speed internet access via Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The indigenous Marubo people, who for hundreds of years have existed in small huts along the Itui River in the Amazon, were connected to the billionaire’s satellite network in September.

The community embraced the technology, marvelling at the life-saving ability to call for immediate help when grappling with venomous snake bites as well as being able to remain in contact with faraway relatives.

But, since a group of men arrived at the camp with antennas strapped to their backs to connect the remote tribe of 2,000 people to the internet, there have been some less desirable consequences.

Critics warn tribe members have become “lazy”, reclining in hammocks all day glued to their phones to gossip on WhatsApp or chat to strangers on Instagram.

And there have already been reports of young men engaging in aggressive sexual behaviour after being exposed to pornography, Alfredo Marubo, leader of a Marubo association of villages, told The New York Times.

Young men brought up in a culture where kissing in public is seen as scandalous have been sharing explicit videos with one another in group chats, he said, adding: “We’re worried young people are going to want to try it.”

Alfredo also warned that members of the tribe have stopped speaking to their own families since they have gained access to the internet.

‘Things have got worse’
Tribe elder Tsainama Marubo, 73, said while everyone “was happy” when the internet arrived, “now things have got worse”.

“Young people have gotten lazy because of the internet,” she said, adding: “They’re learning the ways of the white people.”

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We need to send Ron on a mission down there.