Absolute BULLSHIT @TeamYouTube
Nobody thinks that, let alone a third of Youtube viewers.
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or just make the logo into "ID" so it clearly communicates identity not anything else.
Ya that's better than just a check mark. Or how about a small ID with the check mark? This isn't rocket science yet YouTube felt it was better to change everything! And this could be done in 5 minutes versus how long for their plan? YouTube likes to go down hill fast.
this...or even just change it to a text label 'account identity confirmed / verified"
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