‘We Failed’ Twitch CEO Responds to Emiru TwitchCon Assault

Twitch CEO Apologizes for Emiru Assault Response

On October 24, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy issued a statement apologizing for the ordeal and everything that followed. “We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following,” the executive wrote. Clancy did not elaborate further, opting not to dissect Twitch’s initial comments on the Emiru assault and instead focusing on forward-looking statements.

The executive said that Twitch started “a complete analysis” of the October 17 incident, as well as a review of other issues that were brought to its attention following the convention. Everything from the event layout and security controls to meet-and-greet sign-ups are being examined as part of this process, Clancy said, adding that the company takes its responsibility to keep attendees safe “seriously.” Fan reactions to the apology appear to skew negative, with some vocal social media users calling the statement vague and non-committal.

What’s less vague is Clancy’s apparent admission of fault. In California, where TwitchCon 2025 took place, so-called “apology laws” generally render expressions of sympathy inadmissible in court but do not extend the same protection to statements of fault. “We failed” more closely resembles an admission than a neutral expression of regret, with legal counsel typically advising language such as “we did not meet our standards” to avoid potential claims of negligence. Emiru is already pressing charges against the TwitchCon assailant but has not indicated any intent to pursue legal action against Twitch itself.

TwitchCon security has long been scrutinized by content creators, with several streamers publicly bowing out of the 2025 iteration of the event because they weren’t satisfied with the organizers’ safety guarantees. Several years ago, one of Emiru’s personal security guards was banned from TwitchCon because he held a stalker’s arm to bring him to police, as per the streamer’s own account of the episode. That experience may have influenced the actions of her other personal guard during the TwitchCon 2025 incident, who intervened to separate the assailant from Emiru but did not attempt to detain him afterward.