Vitória Santos

Researcher

vitoria@irisbh.com.br

Graduated in Social Sciences from UNESP and a master’s student in Sociology and Anthropology at UFRJ, she focuses academically on contemporary political communication, particularly the platformization of political discourse, disinformation, and the instrumentalization of emotions in digital environments. She is part of the Internet Society Brazil Chapter’s Working Group on Intermediary Responsibility and the Digital Studies Laboratory (LED/IFCS). An alumna of the University of Chile’s Winter School on Internet Governance and Foreign Affairs and the CGI.br Youth Program, she was one of ten young representatives for Brazil at the UN Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto (2023). Her research interests include Internet Governance, Meaningful Connectivity, Political Communication, Disinformation, Big Techs, and Platform Regulation.