Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat

Some IP ranges are PVA only as far as I can tell. Some people are forced into PVA, some are not. i don't know for sure, but I'm assuming it is based on specific IP ranges. probably just testing the waters for PVAs in certain regions. Same way CL slowly worked PVA only accounts into certain areas of their directory. I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes widespread for YT to require PVAs from more and more regions. Facebook has been doing the same thing. I suppose it slows some spam down, but in general all it will do is create a big underground market for verified accounts.

You'd think Google would have learned that lesson for CL. You can't stop the spam machine once it gets rolling. At least not with a puny attempt like phone verification.