Matt Bastin
Researcher
2024
Matt Bastin is an early career researcher with industry and private sector experience focused on hybridized threat terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet and the Christian Identity movement. His areas of research interests include: esoteric fascism, accelerationism, new religious movements, and online subcultures.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
