TwitchCon faces backlash after streamer Emiru is assaulted, reigniting concerns over safety and parasocial fan culture at the event.

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A significant uproar is shaking the streaming world after the Emiru incident at TwitchCon 2025 in San Diego. During a fan meet-and-greet, Emiru was allegedly approached by a male attendee, who attempted to kiss her without consent, prompting security intervention. of

The 10th TwitchCon is underway. The weekend's opening keynote covered new features for streamers and some enforcement changes. As for the latter, Twitch is, in most cases, moving away from blanket bans and toward targeted enforcement. So, a chat violation may not affect an account's ability to stream, or vice versa.

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"As we head into 2025, our goal continues to be to make Twitch the absolute best place for our streamers, and also, an exciting place for new creators and viewers to build and find their communities," Dan Clancy, the CEO of Twitch, said in a press release about the new changes.