{"id":1370041,"date":"2025-10-25T20:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhFTSLyKM4G8hVEsYxCWuR"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:11:12","slug":"twitch-ceo-dan-clancy-apologizes-for-twitchcon-assault-of-emiru-and-his-interview-comments-on-the-incident-we-failed-both-in-allowing-it-to-occur-and-in-our-response-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/twitch-ceo-dan-clancy-apologizes-for-twitchcon-assault-of-emiru-and-his-interview-comments-on-the-incident-we-failed-both-in-allowing-it-to-occur-and-in-our-response-following\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch CEO Dan Clancy apologizes for TwitchCon assault of Emiru and his interview comments on the incident: ‘We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In response to the assault of streamer Emiru<\/a> at last weekend’s TwitchCon, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has issued an apology<\/a> from the streaming platform’s official account on X (formerly Twitter). Clancy apologized for security lapses, and promised improvements at future events. He also expressed regret for his prior comments about the incident, seemingly referring to an interview with Taylor Lorenz<\/a> at the convention.<\/p>\n

“First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru\u2019s Meet and Greet,” Clancy said in the official statement. “It shouldn\u2019t have happened and we take that very seriously. 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.”<\/p>\n

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First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru\u2019s Meet and Greet. It shouldn\u2019t have happened and we take that very seriously. We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following. We mismanaged our\u2026October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Clancy promised that Twitch would conduct a formal analysis of the incident, as well as a review of TwitchCon’s security as a whole. The CEO also said that the company would look into stricter rules on IRL streaming\u2060\u2014man on the street-style content with a mobile setup\u2060\u2014at the event, as well as a review of accessibility for future events.<\/p>\n

Clancy’s allusion to his own prior comments is likely in reference to what he said in his interview with Lorenz, held at the convention but uploaded a few days later on Wednesday, October 22. The interview touched on a host of topics, including free speech, viewership, and demographics on the streaming platform, but Lorenz also asked Clancy about the assault of Emiru.<\/p>\n

While Clancy said that “What happened yesterday obviously was something that we care deeply about,” professed his friendship with Emiru, and promised a review of security, he defended Twitch’s trust and safety practices, and also argued that the incident was part of a wider social trend beyond Twitch. Some commenters also interpreted him as saying it was Emiru’s responsibility to remove threatening viewers from her community to prevent incidents like this.<\/p>\n

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