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 confusing cuz they are for content creators YouTube likes. So just so it doesn't look to bad they remove almost all verifications from actual creators to give them to the big media companies to recommend them more. That's why they put "official" channels in the tweet