Dan Clancy Acknowledges Twitch's Failure Following TwitchCon 2025 Assault
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy publicly apologized to popular streamer Emiru after she was allegedly assaulted during TwitchCon 2025 in San Diego. Clancy admitted that both he and the platform failed to protect her adequately in this incident.
Twitch's Official Response
In an official statement, Twitch accepted responsibility for the security lapses at the event. The company said it “works very hard to keep TwitchCon attendees safe,” but acknowledged,
“We failed to do both things in this case, to keep Emiru safe and to prevent the assault from happening. We deeply regret the distress we caused for Emiru, our other creators, and the entire community.”
Community Reaction and Further Clarification
- The streaming community criticized Twitch for mishandling the situation and providing inadequate safety measures during the convention.
- Clancy later addressed the backlash from earlier comments with a personal post on X, clarifying that Twitch did not intend to downplay the severity of the assault.
Details of the Incident
Emiru was assaulted by an attendee at a meet-and-greet event during TwitchCon 2025. Twitch confirmed the assault in their communications and expressed commitment to improving safety measures.
Follow-Up from Twitch
Twitch posted a follow-up to the initial statement, emphasizing their regret and their ongoing efforts to prevent such incidents at future events.
“We wanted to follow up on the post we recently made about a security incident at TwitchCon San Diego. As many of you know, at the 2025 TwitchCon San Diego event, one of our valued creators, Emiru, was assaulted by an attendee during a meet-and-greet event.”
Author's summary: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy admitted the platform's failure to protect streamer Emiru at TwitchCon 2025, promising improvements after widespread community criticism.