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
So you made it easier to see if it's the real person but made it harder to qualify that for smaller YTers AND on top of that you removed people who are already verified because you want them to be....well actually there is literally no reason to remove verifications.