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
It’s such a dumb decision, i can only imagine the reason being corporatations and Hollywood want to be highlighted above us lowly humans and verification blurred those lines too much for their liking.