Streamer Emiru has hit out at Twitch after they were assaulted by a fan at this year’s TwitchCon.
TwitchCon is a semi-annual celebration of streaming platform Twitch, the content creators who use the service and the millions of people who watch every day. The convention returned to San Diego this weekend but on the first day, hugely popular streamer Emiru was assaulted by a fan.
In a clip shared across social media, a fan can be seen walking up to Emiru during a meet and greet, before forcibly trying to kiss her.
Saw so many women saying they weren’t going to be attending TwitchCon this year because they don’t feel safe, and then this happens to Emiru on day one pic.twitter.com/Yazc5VBPWF
— shenAndygans (@Sh3nAndygans) October 18, 2025
Several hours after the incident, Twitch shared a statement that claimed “the safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority.”
“We immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and in-person events. We are coordinating with the impacted creator’s team and, per our standard protocols, continue to cooperate with any law enforcement investigations,” the statement continued.
However Emiru has hit back at the “blatant lies” told by Twitch in their statement. “[The guy] was allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I didn’t hear he was caught until hours after he attacked me, and it felt like this only happened because of my manager pressing for it, not because TwitchCon staff present thought it was a big deal.”
hello everyone, I am okay and thank you for all of the kind messages, sorry I cannot respond to them all 🩷
Yesterday, the man who assaulted me was allowed to cross multiple barriers at twitchcon and even in front of another creators meet and greet to grab me and my face and try…
— emi ⭐️ (@emiru) October 18, 2025
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She went on to say that the man who assaulted her was “allowed to cross multiple barriers” at the event. “A lot of people have pointed out it could have been a lot worse! I’m obviously shaken up by what happened and it’s not the first time I’ve dealt with something like this, but to tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact,” she continued.
According to Emiru, Twitch’s own security didn’t respond to the assault and no one from TwitchCon came to check on her afterwards. “So if no one was checking if I was okay or if I needed anything and they let the guy run away initially, I have no idea what anyone hired to keep the event safe was doing.”
“This is definitely my last TwitchCon, and it saddens me to say as a 10 year off and on attendee of TwitchCon, I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future. I did not feel cared for or protected, even bringing my own security and staff. I can’t imagine how creators without those options would feel.”
In a follow-up video, Emiru confirmed she was pressing charges against the man who assaulted her.
Last year, Pokimane accused Twitch of allowing a rise of “bigotry and red pill bullshit” on the platform. “Twitch’s priority is making money. My priority is making a cool, safe environment and community for many, many, many people,” she added, while confirming she’d be leaving the platform.
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