As a customer of Gitlab who uses custom domains, I haven't got any email notification about this. Especially when the post says it requires user action. As much as I love gitlab, this negligence is unacceptable.
Rest assured that when domain verification rolls out, there will be an email notification you'll receive regarding a grace period to address your required user actions prior to re-verification.
If you have any further questions about this plan, feel free to contact us directly at security@gitlab.com