383. What happens when a remote tribe goes online?
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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 Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Emma Smith and Rebecca Messina
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