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YouTube’s verification program is getting a massive overhaul, the company announced today, which will likely result in a number of less prominent creators losing their verification status. Previously, ...

YouTube is replacing checkmarks, which could inspire other social media platforms to follow suit — while angering creators in the process. Checkmarks, verified badges, and "blue ticks" are used by ...

YouTube is about to make it considerably harder to earn that coveted "verified" status. The service has outlined a revamp of the verification process that will ditch the previous 100,000-subscriber ...

Big creators are at risk of losing their coveted checkmarks amid a YouTube verification purge. YouTube announced a new, stricter verification process on Thursday. The platform said it will be ...

In response to backlash it’s suffered over the past couple of years, YouTube is making some major changes to its verification requirements. Starting today, the requirements are much higher, and ...

Imagine a café. It's popular, with a large group of regulars who linger in front of the door each morning, all awaiting their next piping hot gulp. Because of the café's popularity, there's a neon ...

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.

YouTube is facing a backlash from its content creators once again, this time for taking away and then re-instating the verification of a large number of channels. On Thursday, YouTube updated its ...

Popular YouTube creators are lashing out against the company after many of them were told Thursday they would be losing the verification checkmarks on their channels. YouTube announced Thursday that ...

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 ...