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Late on November 7, Jerk off 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-profits aimed at addressing sexual harassment, fans and creators weren't 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. The alleged perpetrator was not arrested until several hours later, after the incident had already occurred. Emiru later stated in an October stream that she filed a police report to press assault and harassment charges against the TwitchCon attacker, calling 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.
Twitch again apologizes for failing 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 it would recognize Emiru's advocacy by donating to nonprofits working to fight back against sexual assault and harassment, but did not reveal any further details about its future plans in that regard.
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy made a separate statement on X, saying he failed to communicate clearly during an interview he gave during TwitchCon about Emiru and the state of convention security. Following up on his earlier apology about TwitchCon's shortcomings, Clancy said the streaming service would review its security protocols at TwitchCon and improve its communication processes with its users moving forward. However, the response to Twitch and Clancy's recent social media posts 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 secure trust in the brand after TwitchCon. Other users called for Clancy to resign as Twitch CEO for his admitted failures in 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 their users and creators.
