Victoire Rio The Role of Social Media in Fomenting Violence: Myanmar 21 The Author Victoire Rio is a researcher and digital rights advocate with a background in conflict, peacebuilding, data and technology. She has been working in Myanmar since 2015, where she researches the social media landscape and advises Myanmar Civil Society on how to mitigate the risk of social media induced violence and political instability. Toda Peace Institute The Toda Peace Institute is an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice. The Institute commissions evidence-based research, convenes multi-track and multidisciplinary problem-solving workshops and seminars, and promotes dialogue across ethnic, cultural, religious and political divides. It catalyses practical, policy-oriented conversations between theoretical experts, practitioners, policymakers and civil society leaders in order to discern innovative and creative solutions to the major problems confronting the world in the twenty-first century (see www.toda.org for more information). Contact Us Toda Peace Institute Samon Eleven Bldg. 5th Floor 3-1 Samon-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0017, Japan Email: contact@toda.org