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
The only problem was the fact that the check was grey and easy to overlook. You could've cleared all this up by just making it red. You're overthinking this with all this weird revised admin junk.