"Tea Circle recently published an article by Ashley S. Kinseth entitled ?Genocide in the Modern Era: Social Media and the Proliferation of Hate Speech in Myanmar”. In her piece, Kinseth examined the relationship between social media and conflict, as well as its recent evolution in the country. She highlights the ?immense dangers of social media”, pointing out that ?there has never been a more powerful tool for the rapid dissemination of hate speech.” Her piece is a veracious account, as is her regard of the dissemination of hate speech as ?perhaps the most significant precursor to genocide.” This paper is not a reaction nor a response to her writing. Rather, it proposes to complement the plethora of issues that she, with many others such as Alex Aung Khant and Aye Thein, have put forward. Kinseth has produced an empirical feature, substantiated by her extensive experience working on issues related to the purloined rights of the Rohingya. Her factual observations and organic scholarship offer crucial and practical insight on what is happening in Northern Rakhine State (NRS), countrywide in Myanmar, as well as around the globe. Kinseth elaborates on her concerns regarding the toxic relationship between social media and ethnic strife ? rightfully so, her worries are not misplaced..."