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
I'm not a creator at all on YouTube, but this change seems counter-intuitive; and it's already affected a couple of verified creators I follow and even some friends that are verified. It's getting harder to support a platform that is consistently fucking over it's creators.