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Blueface Stream Reaction Hit With Copyright Strike
Sharrell's World filed a YouTube copyright strike on a Blueface stream reaction by Kick streamer Unc Taylor, who disputes it and says the clip came from Kick.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 4, 2026. A YouTube live reaction to a Blueface stream by South Florida streamer Unc Taylor has been removed with a copyright strike filed by Sharrell's World, a celebrity gossip channel with about 707,000 subscribers. Taylor, who also streams on Kick, disputes the claim. He says the segment came from a public Kick stream by Blueface, not from Sharrell's World.
Disclosure: Unc Taylor, a party to this dispute, publishes unc.wtf. This report sticks to the YouTube record, documents he provided and public sources.
Video: Unc Taylor Blueface stream reaction from Sep. 29, 2026. This is a separate video. It is NOT the video that received the strike.
What the YouTube strike notice says
A YouTube Removal details screen provided by Taylor lists Sharrell's World as the claimant on a video whose title begins "LIVE! Blueface Stream Fami." The notice lists the content used as "Blueface Chrisean Nevaeh Did He Really Lie?", a title from the Sharrell's World channel, and says the matched material was found from 32:19 to 1:14:53 in Taylor's video.
The notice gives a strike expiration of Feb. 2, 2027, if Copyright School is completed. Under YouTube rules, a copyright strike expires 90 days after it is applied once the channel owner finishes Copyright School, which places the strike in early November. The screen offers two actions: submit a counter notification or contact the claimant. It also notes that deleting the video will not remove the strike.
Taylor's position: a public Kick VOD
In an Instagram direct message to the verified sharrellsworld account, signed "Taylor Marine," Taylor wrote that the segment came from the original Kick VOD of a Blueface stream titled "Back to the Program," and that he was live at the same time on his own channel with a face cam and overlays. He wrote that the claimant's video showed the same source footage minimized inside a border.
Taylor said in the message that he holds the Kick VOD, a recording of his simultaneous broadcast and chat records from Kick staff communities where, he said, clipping and reacting are standard practice for streamers. He told the claimant he was preparing a formal counter notification and that the matter would end if the claim was withdrawn. Taylor has streamed on Kick for about three years and told unc.wtf he has since responded to the claim through YouTube.
Taylor's claim that the footage originated on Kick could not be independently confirmed by unc.wtf because the Kick VOD link was not available at publication. The struck video's full YouTube address was also not available. Taylor says the claim is false. That is his position, and the dispute has not been decided by YouTube or any court.
Sharrell's World has not responded
Sharrell's World, run by Trena Sharrell Lloyd, had not replied to Taylor's message as of publication, according to Taylor. The channel's public pages describe it as a source for celebrity news commentary and gossip, and it regularly streams long Blueface, Chrisean Rock and Nevaeh coverage. Its most recent live stream at the time of Taylor's screenshots, "Blueface Nevaeh Reunion Last Night? Chrisean Leav...", ran 3 hours, 4 minutes. unc.wtf invites Sharrell's World to respond, and any statement will be added to this report. Background on the channel is in this profile of Sharrell's World.
How the counter notification process works
According to YouTube Help, a counter notification is a legal request to reinstate content that the uploader believes was removed by mistake or misidentification. It is shared with the claimant. The claimant then has 10 business days to respond with evidence of legal action to keep the content down. If no such evidence arrives in that window, YouTube reinstates the video.
YouTube's copyright strike rules list three ways to resolve a strike: complete Copyright School and wait 90 days, get the claimant to retract, or submit a valid counter notification. Three active strikes within 90 days can lead to channel termination. YouTube also says a live stream removed for copyright restricts live streaming access for 7 days.
Part of a wider 2026 fight over reaction videos
The dispute lands during a broader clash between reaction creators and copyright enforcement on YouTube. In September, The Verge and Dexerto reported that anime reaction channels, including Nicholas Light's 1.3 million subscriber channel, were hit with waves of takedowns from the firm Remove Your Media. YouTube later removed the strikes on Light's channel. YouTube spokesperson Jack Malon told The Verge the platform "does not decide who owns the rights to content" and that uploaders who believe they have the right to use material can file a counter notification.
Taylor's case differs because both sides are commentary creators reacting to the same celebrity live stream, rather than a studio enforcing its own shows. Neither Blueface nor Kick has commented on the dispute.