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 …
bullshit, you're just bolstering what is essentially a caste system. If it was actually an identity issue, you HAVE the infrastructure to verify the identities of these channels! What this is ACTUALLY about is tertiary censorship, furthering the reign of Ellen and the Jimmys.