Do you have some references supporting that claim?
If unlocking the bootloader on e.g. Pixel phones sold by Verizon would be as simple as asking Verizon to do it, I do not understand why there would be multiple long threads on XDA developers forum where people try to circumvent this restriction in various shady ways.
If unlocking the bootloader on e.g. Pixel phones sold by Verizon would be as simple as asking Verizon to do it, I do not understand why there would be multiple long threads on XDA developers forum where people try to circumvent this restriction in various shady ways.