Late on November 7, Twitch issued a second apology for its failure to protect popular content creator Emily Beth 'Emiru' Schunk from being assaulted at TwitchCon in San Diego. Although Twitch said it would make a donation to non-profit organizations aimed at tackling sexual harassment, fans and creators were not happy with the streaming service's latest statement on social media.
During the 2025 edition of TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center, Emiru was harassed and assaulted by an unidentified attendee during a meet-and-greet session. The alleged assailant was not caught until several hours later, after the incident had already happened. Emiru later stated in an October stream that she filed a police report to press assault and harassment charges against the TwitchCon assailant, and called out Twitch for their lack of security and accountability. In response, various content creators and Twitch users expressed overwhelming support for Emiru and her management following the incident.
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Twitch Apologies Again For Its Failure To Protect Emiru
While Twitch already issued a comment on Emiru's assault in late October, the streaming service issued a follow-up statement on social media. Twitch stated in a November 7 post on X that it failed to keep Emiru safe and stop the TwitchCon assault incident from happening in the first place. Twitch said that it would recognize Emiru's advocacy by donating to non-profit organizations that work to fight back against sexual assault and harassment, but did not disclose any further details about its future plans in that regard.
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy issued a separate statement on X, and said that he failed to communicate clearly during an interview he gave during TwitchCon about Emiru and the state of the convention's security. As a follow-up to his previous apology about TwitchCon's shortcomings, Clancy said that the streaming service would revisit its security protocols at TwitchCon, and improve its communication processes with its users moving forward. However, the response to Twitch's and Clancy's latest posts on social media was largely negative. Several users and content creators said that, while donating to a non-profit organization is a good step, Twitch had not done enough to reassure confidence in the brand following TwitchCon. Other users called on Clancy to resign as Twitch CEO for his admitted failures in the TwitchCon incident.
As of this writing, Emiru has not publicly commented about the TwitchCon incident and has not streamed on Twitch since October 25. Only time will tell what changes Twitch and TwitchCon will make to ensure the safety of its users and creators.