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Late at night on November 7th, convulsions Popular content creator Emily Beth 'Emiru' Schunk has issued a second apology for failing to prevent her being assaulted at TwitchCon in San Diego. Twitch said it would donate to non-profit organizations to combat sexual harassment, but fans and creators weren't happy with the streaming service's recent social media statement.
At the 2025 TwitchCon edition held at the San Diego Convention Center, Emiru was harassed and assaulted by an unidentified attendee during a meet and greet session. The alleged perpetrator was not caught until several hours after the incident had already occurred. Emiru later revealed that he had filed a police report to report to the media allegations of assault and harassment against TwitchCon perpetrators during an October stream, and that he had called out Twitch for its lack of security and accountability. In response, various content creators and Twitch users expressed overwhelming support for Emiru and her management following the incident.
Twitch again apologizes for failing to protect Emiru.
While Twitch already issued a comment on Emiru's attack in late October, the streaming service issued a follow-up statement on social media. Twitch said in X's November 7 post that it failed to keep Emiru safe and failed to prevent the TwitchCon attack incident from happening in the first place. Twitch said it would acknowledge Emiru's support by donating to non-profit organizations working to fight sexual assault and harassment, but did not provide details about its future plans in this regard.
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy issued a separate statement about As a follow-up to his previous apology for TwitchCon's shortcomings, Clancy said the streaming service would revisit its security protocols at TwitchCon and improve its communication process with users going forward. However, reactions to Twitch and Clancy's recent social media posts have been largely negative. Several users and content creators said that while donating to nonprofits is a good move, Twitch hasn't done enough to ensure trust in the brand after TwitchCon. Other users called on Clancy to resign as Twitch CEO over the failures he admitted to during the TwitchCon incident.
As of this writing, Emiru has not publicly commented on the TwitchCon incident and has not streamed on Twitch since October 25th. Only time will tell what changes Twitch and TwitchCon will make to ensure the safety of users and creators.
