Twitter has given a gold check mark to Britain First, the far right political party, under Elon Musk’s shake-up of the social network.
The anti-immigration Britain First party, whose leader Paul Golding was previously convicted for religiously aggravated harassment against Muslims, has received an “official organisation” tag from Twitter.
A gold tick on the social network means the account is an “official business user”. Mr Golding has also received a Twitter verification blue tick. Both marks mean their posts will receive a visibility boost in conversations and users’ feeds.
On its Telegram channel, Britain First said the verification was “a massive step forward for Britain First”. In an email to supporters, the party said it was a “huge boost to our credibility”.
“We can finally reach the mainstream”, the party said, according to The Independent. “We are reaching millions of people across the world once again, and our follower count is growing fast.”
The email added: “This is only the beginning – soon we will have hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers again.”
Britain First currently has 12,500 followers on the platform, while Mr Golding has 45,200.
