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
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Replying to @TeamYouTube
Can we get some clarification on how many subs you have to have to get the verification? Right now you don't specify.
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Replying to @KreekCraft
It’s not about an exact sub count (or views)–having a large community is 1 part, other factors are around authenticity and prominence, such as being highly searched or having the potential to be confused with channels that have similar names. More here: https://yt.be/help/3QfB
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @KreekCraft
There will likely be a lot more scamming/impersonation in the comment sections across all channels, this was a good means to hinder that, seems kind of stupid
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Replying to @Znac_ @KreekCraft
This should actually help as the new design is more difficult to replicate than the checkmark. Also, creators commenting on their own videos will still have their name highlighted, so you can easily see when it's the official creator–that feature is separate & isn't going away.
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Which is utterly pointless when the issue is replica channels, using replica, like, or otherwise similar channel names that are designed to be misleading. Which is precisely why the verification system was needed. To ensure channels themselves were authentic and genuine.
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I've had my channel cloned multiple times, even had one guy create a twitch channel that looked like my YT channel to try to steal my viewers. Doing this doesn't solve that problem. Idiotic move my YT
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