It only took a few hours into day one of TwitchCon San Diego 2025 for many streamers’ biggest security fears to play out. Emiru was assaulted by an unruly attendee who walked right past security at a streamer meet and greet event held in the convention center.
Here is the full Twitch statement about the incident, which was posted to social media late last night:
> “The safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority. The behavior displayed by the individual involved in the incident yesterday involving a high-profile streamer was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting.
> In line with existing TwitchCon security protocols, law enforcement and event security were on site and responded to the incident. We immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and at 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.
> We have increased security at the Meet & Greet attendee check-in point and will have additional security personnel surrounding participating streamers.
> If you’ve RSVPed for a Meet & Greet, please note that we are unable to accommodate +1s for the remainder of the event.
> Twitch has zero tolerance for harassment or acts that inhibit the safety and security of our community. It’s really important to us that our creators enjoy their experience at TwitchCon and feel safe. We regret that their experience was disrupted by this horrible incident.”
Over the past few weeks, many high-profile streamers expressed concerns about security at the convention, with several canceling meet and greets. Those concerns were clearly legitimate. However, additional reports have surfaced highlighting how little Twitch appears to care about the safety of attendees.
Emiru shared that her personal security guard was banned from attending TwitchCon with her after detaining a stalker. She also revealed that she was required to keep her meet and greet in order to be allowed to stream from the TwitchCon show floor, as she was “under contract.”
As TwitchCon San Diego 2025 enters day two, some attendees may choose not to show up. Notably, just 10 days ago, Twitch posted a blog titled “What We’re Doing to Keep You Safe at TwitchCon.” Unfortunately, it appears the measures put in place were simply not enough.
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146411/twitchcon-sd-security-failure-emiru