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 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 ...

A hot potato: Having a verified badge is a big deal for creators and goes a long way in validating their channel in the eyes of both subscribers and sponsors. Removing a badge from a valid channel ...

YouTube is changing its verification program, including updating the look and the eligibility requirements, the company announced today. The way it works now is verified channels have checkmarks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...