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 …
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We’re making this change to help everyone determine whether a channel is the official YouTube presence of the creator they’re looking for. Please know that badge or no badge, you’re an important part of YouTube.
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Replying to @YTCreators
Removing my badge is supposed to HELP people figure out that my account is the correct account? People misread my username as "Mah-Dry-Beard" every single day, it would be SO easy for people to make fake accounts of me and scam people in the comments, an issue YouTube still has
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Replying to @MahDryBread
If you feel your channel needs clear proof of authenticity/meets the criteria, you can appeal. We’ll review all appeals before the update actually happens! Also, if you feel that your channel is being impersonated, please report it here: https://www.youtube.com/reportabuse
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I've already sent in my appeal and my channel has been impersonated multiple times in the past. I've been doing a video a day minimum for 8 years, plenty of people have tried. Right now I'm verified so I can't be impersonated, so why would you take it away?
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The sooner this happens, the better.
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