It should be easy to know when you’ve found the official YouTube channel of a creator, artist, brand, or public figure. So in late October, we’re updating what it means for channels to be “Verified” w/ new eligibility criteria & a new look. Details → https://yt.be/help/3QfB pic.twitter.com/JXOvMbkbns
This is a horrible idea. Now, people with millions of subs are now ripe to be impersonated, and without the verification check mark to denote the official channels, it'll be a bit harder to note who is the real channel, and who is a fake. Did you even consider that?