Facebook expands Verified Pages program to Australian businesses

Facebook has rolled out its verified pages program to local Australian businesses as of today allowing them to show their page is authentic.

The release:

Facebook has today announced it will begin expand the Verified Pages program to include local businesses in Australia.

Verified Pages of local businesses will have a publicly visible grey badge on their Page. This is to give businesses a way to show that their Page is the authentic representation of their business on Facebook and to give people a signal that they’ve found and are interacting with the authentic Page.