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
They say it’s to avoid a connotation of endorsement, but with a change from objective to subjective requirements, it seems the new system literally requires them to hand pick which accounts get verified. If that doesn’t suggest biased endorsement, then I don’t know what does.