Twitch admits it “failed” streamer Emiru after assault at TwitchCon 2025

TwitchCon 2025 is still making headlines, but not so much for the announcements as for one of the controversies that took place within its halls. Twitch has admitted that it “failed” streamer Emiru after she was assaulted during the event, allowing the incident to happen and failing to investigate it properly afterwards.

In a lengthy post on Twitch’s official account on X (formerly Twitter), the company’s CEO, Dan Clancy, acknowledged the mistake that occurred during the Meet and Greet. “It shouldn’t have happened and we take that very seriously,” he writes. “We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following. We mismanaged our communications about the incident, and that includes the comments I made. I apologize to Emiru for all that took place.”

The publication also mentions that this will bring changes in future editions, from “how we do sign-ups, to the layout, to increased security controls.” There will also be changes in security, although “we won’t be sharing all security updates for privacy and safety reasons,” an issue that had already been important prior to the tenth TwitchCon.

What happened to Emiru during TwitchCon 2025?

During a meet and greet arranged with Twitch, 27-year-old streamer Emiru, real name Emily-Beth Schunk, was assaulted by a man who grabbed her face and forcibly kissed her during the meet. Security at the event did nothing to stop the man in question, who is clearly seen arriving and acting without any immediate response.

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For her part, Emiru mentioned this weekend via a stream that no one at Twitch has apologized or communicated with her, and that according to a call from the San Diego police, “‘can’t really do anything right now because [Twitch] apparently knows the name of the guy, but they’re not giving it to us until a warrant goes through.’” The investigation is ongoing, but Emiru has mentioned that she does not plan to attend TwitchCon or other conventions anymore.

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