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 …
Sorry, but no, after all these changes that you are making to the platform, i really don't believe you care about all of your creators equally anymore. I feel like you care about what looks good in the media's eyes instead of your own users...