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 …
Doesn’t look like these “changes” are going over so well. Maybe they will all go over to another platform and there fans will follow. Your creators are what make your company.