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
With this combined with the abbreviated subscriber counts, this would basically completely remove any bit of accomplishment a Youtuber can make outside of play buttons (as far as I can tell). Please, DO NOT do this. Nothing good can come out of it.