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
If you really wanted the verification badge to be something else than a thing you get when reaching 100K - why not add it to all official channels? To differentiate them from impersonators? At least then you'd actually fix a problem, not create a new one..