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Yesterday YouTube announced plans to change its policy around channel verification status. In a move to follow other social networks, the company said changes tying approval to authenticity and ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. In a surprising decision, YouTube is backtracking on its newly implemented channel verification plan. In ...

What does YouTube verification actually mean? There are two types of verifications on YouTube: account verification and channel verification. Account verification: This is the typical authentication ...

YouTube is making it harder for channels to receive a verification badge indicating their authenticity — and the program’s new requirements mean that some channels won’t be eligible for verification.

Why it matters: YouTube's new verification system attempted to ensure that large channels were safe from impersonation but had the unintended consequence of removing other popular channels. YouTube's ...