Twitch CEO Dan Clancy Shares Statement After Streamer Emiru’s Sexual Assault at TwitchCon

The CEO of Twitch is speaking out in a lengthy statement following a reported sexual assault against streamer Emiru. Dan Clancy spoke out directly on the Twitch social accounts after the 27-year-old streamer was assaulted by a man who approached her during a meet and greet at 2025 TwitchCon and attempted to kiss her. Since, Emiru and fans have called out Twitch for the platform’s handling of the situation, and she called out the initial statement that was released. Keep reading to find out more… In a lengthy statement, CEO Dan Clancy took accountability, admitted they failed in both allowing the incident to happen and for their response afterward, as well as issuing an apology and describing how they will do better moving forward. Read the full statement below, which was shared on the platform’s Twitter/X account. First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru’s Meet and Greet. It shouldn’t 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
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