Youtube clarifies the changes to the platform verification emblem. It redefines that it will be to verify that it is the identity that it claims to be and will continue to be limited to those who exceed 100.00 subscribers.
YouTube is almost completely reversing the verification system changes it announced yesterday . All currently verified YouTubers will be able to keep their verified status, and unverified YouTubers will still be able to apply for verification once they reach 100.000 subscribers, as creators have done in the past.
Only one of the key planned changes remains: YouTube will actually verify that channels are true to who they claim to be , whereas in the past it apparently hasn't taken this obvious step. Which we think is a good thing—a change that ensures a channel is who it says it is.
Verification badges will not be removed without further ado
All of this is quite different from the original plan. YouTube had indicated that it would limit verification to only established brands and the biggest personalities - people who were at high risk of spoofing. It meant that the typical YouTuber apparently had no chance of getting verified unless they became a main creator on the site.
Not only that, but YouTube would even go back and remove the verification status from YouTubers, who felt they didn't need the protection. This meant that Youtubers with a following on the platform but without impact outside of it could lose verification. This emblem not only gives confidence that it is the original author, but it is also proven that it appears more times in YouTube recommendations.
There was a very negative reaction from the community after the announcement was made. YouTube users see verification as a status symbol, but it also helps them appear in searches and stand out in comments. Losing that would have hurt your ability to thrive on the platform.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki apologized today after seeing the comments. "I'm sorry for the frustration and pain we caused with our new approach to verification ," she wrote on Twitter. "In trying to make improvements, we lost our way ."
Yet another small change will be made: YouTube plans to ditch the check mark used to denote verification and replace it with a badge over a channel's name. However, due to these changes, it will not be implemented until next year. The changes were originally supposed to go into effect in October. This is only an aesthetic change so that there are no people who put an emoji at the end to try to confuse people.
Source: The Verge