Byron Clark
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Byron C. Clark is a New Zealand left-wing activist and YouTuber known for monitoring right-wing extremism online.[1][2] This has lead to him being doxxed, harassed and threatened.[3][4]
Clark began following the alt-right in the aftermath of the Gamergate controversy. He started making video essays about the far-right on YouTube following the Christchurch mosque shootings.[5]
Clark praised Twitter for banning approximately 70,000 QAnon-related accounts following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, but noted that something should have been done sooner.[6] He called on other platforms, particularly YouTube, to do the same.[7]
He stood for parliament for the Workers Party of New Zealand in Christchurch Central twice, in 2005 and 2008. He also stood for the Workers Party in the 2007 Christchurch mayoral election, however in the 2010 mayoral election he stood with no party affiliation. All electoral pursuits have been unsuccessful.[8][9][10][11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Mitchell, Charlie (1 August 2020). "The conspiracists' election: How the farthest fringes of politics are making a play for the centre". Stuff.co.nz.
- ↑ Daalder, Marc (17 February 2020). "Calls for ACT to return far-right donation". Newsroom.
- ↑ Lourens, Mariné (17 January 2021). "Mobs, violence and coups: The power of online harassment". Stuff.co.nz.
- ↑ "Encounters with the far-right: Part 2". 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Encounters with the far-right: Part 1". 9 December 2020.
- ↑ Braae, Alex (13 January 2021). "NZ right-wingers caught up in global purge of Twitter accounts". The Spinoff.
- ↑ Clark, Byron (29 April 2021). "New Zealand's far-right hate preachers and the platform YouTube gave them to build a movement".
- ↑ "Official Count Results – Christchurch Central 2008". Electoral Commission. 22 November 2008.
- ↑ "Official Count Results – Christchurch Central". Electoral Commission. 1 October 2005.
- ↑ "2007 Local Government Elections" (PDF). Christchurch City Council.
- ↑ "Declaration of result of election" (PDF). Christchurch City Council.
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