Additional clarification:
No one lost a verification badge today–If you received an email that your channel will no longer be verified, this was just an advanced notice & you can appeal
The checkmark has never appeared on YouTube mobile channel pages (this will be added soon)https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1174735005215420416 …
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We’re making this change to help everyone determine whether a channel is the official YouTube presence of the creator they’re looking for. Please know that badge or no badge, you’re an important part of YouTube.
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Replying to @YTCreators
Removing my badge is supposed to HELP people figure out that my account is the correct account? People misread my username as "Mah-Dry-Beard" every single day, it would be SO easy for people to make fake accounts of me and scam people in the comments, an issue YouTube still has
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If you feel your channel needs clear proof of authenticity/meets the criteria, you can appeal. We’ll review all appeals before the update actually happens! Also, if you feel that your channel is being impersonated, please report it here: https://www.youtube.com/reportabuse
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Replying to @TeamYouTube @MahDryBread
So let me get this right. It's now up to the user to find the conditions of impersonation. You know, on a site where thousands of videos uploaded a second. You know how insane that sounds? I'm curious, why not make a SEPERATE status for those who were verified to keep that func?
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I mean, if it's about confusion, then put the verified status before into a new condition that still allows for that check. If this change is so important for the YT ecostructure, while not harming creators or their audience???
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Pass this along to your dev team: Its clear that there's a HUGE disconnect between them and the people who use the site daily. Whether that's because of upper management or not, the issue still stands as a major problem.
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