ByPaul Tassi,
Senior Contributor.
One of the top creators in the world, Emiru, was just assaulted by a fan on the first day of TwitchCon, in which the individual tried to forcibly hug and kiss her. It was captured on video and widely circulated as creators and fans hurled criticism at Twitch for allowing this to happen.
It took Twitch several hours to respond, issuing a statement about wanting attendees to be safe and how the offending individual was handled. It was so poorly received it actually got community noted, and a day or so after the assault, Emiru herself posted a statement that contradicted much of what Twitch said, and expressed her anger about how the situation was handled before, during and afterward. I will post her full statement further down the article, but here are the main points:
The statement has been viewed 15 million times and has rallied creators and fans of all stripes against Twitch and how this was handled. In an interview shortly after this with Taylor Lorenz, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy spoke about the incident:
