Google Plus Co Page Verification Process page saying no longer accepting request

[Dan-Lawrence]

Hi

Does anyone know why Google is no longer accepting verification request fro G+ co pages ?

cheers

dan

[Cyrus-Shepard]

I read about this, but I don't know the official reason why.

I do know that verification was a manual process, and Google likes to automate everything, so it doesn't come as a surprise that they eliminated it.

Some have speculated that Google will continue the verified pages program, as previously verified pages still contain the checkmark, but it will be more of an automated process and the bar may be set a bit higher, much like it is now at Twitter.

[Dan-Lawrence]

Thanks for your comments Cyrus !!

I think (but may well be wrong) that they used to have a 1000 follower critieria before verification considered, so hope they don't raise the bar regarding qualifying critieria based on follower numbers

Also seems a tad unfair if follower numbers do contribute to qualifying criteria since pages in some countries (such as the USA) will have advantage over smaller country pages (UK etc) due to smaller local market size

All Best

Dan