Who else is getting their verification badge taken away on YouTube? Just recently got mine too, this kinda blows.pic.twitter.com/9QsM0xBvDf
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"a certain level of notoriety." So you don't think numbers gauge that notoriety? 
Not automatically and certainly not outside the YouTube sphere. I don't need a verification badge on your channel to know it's your channel, verification is more useful for verifying between platforms
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