FaZe Rug calls out Stokes Twins for ripping off his YouTube thumbnail IG: FaZeRug\/ImalexstokesFaZe Clan content creator Brian \u2018Rug\u2019 Awadis has hit out at fellow YouTube stars the Stokes Twins, accusing the pair of copying one of his thumbnails. FaZe Clan are an organization that has, in the last few years, transcended their roots as a Call of Duty content creation group. They now host collaborations with some of the world\u2019s biggest brands, including Man City and Burger King. Rug embodies this transcendence better than most. While he has certainly moved away from Call of Duty, he hasn\u2019t lost touch with his audience and regularly entertains them with videos covering a range of topics. With just shy of 18 million subscribers, he is one of the platform\u2019s most popular creators. Back on January 6, Rug released a video titled \u2018Testing Viral TikTok Gadgets\u2019. As you can guess, it saw the 24-year-old trying out gadgets seen on TikTok and trying to recreate the videos that made them famous. However, controversy arose when, on January 15, the Stokes Twins uploaded an almost identical video to their channel. It is titled \u201cTesting VIRAL TikTok Gadgets To See If They Work!\u201d In the video and its description, the Stokes Twins link FaZe Rug\u2019s original video and thank him for the idea. However, Rug took issue with their behavior, calling out the near-identical thumbnail used by the Stokes. In fact, the only difference between the two thumbnails was the replacement of Rug on the left-hand side. \u201cIt\u2019s totally cool to do the same idea because I\u2019ve done the same,\u201d the FaZe Clan creator said, \u201cbut copying and pasting the thumbnail is where it\u2019s fucked up.. My thumbnail guy spent hours on it just for it to be completely stolen. Crazy\u201d. It\u2019s totally cool to do the same idea because I\u2019ve done the same, but copying and pasting the thumbnail is where it\u2019s fucked up.. My thumbnail guy spent hours on it just for it to be completely stolen. Crazy lol pic.twitter.com\/Ww3JTET4eD \u2014 Rug (@FaZeRug) January 15, 2021 As you can see from Rug\u2019s tweet, the two thumbnails do appear to be identical, albeit Rug replaced by one of the twins. Rug\u2019s frustrations seem justified, especially if a lot of hard work went into its original creation, by his own thumbnail designer. It is not the first time the Stokes have found themselves in the middle of some controversy, being charged back in August over fake bank robbery pranks. The prank resulted in an Uber driver being held at gunpoint after Orange County officers arrived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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