Byron Clark is an activist from Christchurch who has been involved in various forms of activism since his teenage years. Since 2019, he has focussed on the re-emergence of the far-right and spread of misinformation online, much of his activism taking place on YouTube as video essays.

Byron recorded an oral history of the ‘Occupy’ protest in 2011 and has written for Fightback, Overland and David Farrier's Webworm.

Byron’s latest bookFear maps New Zealand's alt-right underworld and unearths the roots of the occupation that ended in a violent protest on the grounds of Parliament.

Byron Clark is an activist from Christchurch who has been involved in various forms of activism since his teenage years. Since 2019, he has focussed on the re-emergence of the far-right and spread of misinformation online, much of his activism taking place on YouTube as video essays. Byron recorded an oral history of the ‘Occupy’ protest in 2011 and has written for Fightback, Overland and David Farrier's Webworm. Byron’s latest book Fear maps New Zealand's alt-right underworld and unearths the roots of the occupation that ended in a violent protest on the grounds of Parliament.

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