"The safety of our creators is our top priority."
"The challenge we face is a challenge in today's society. It's not limited to Twitch, it extends throughout our society."
"I do think that when you're livestreaming, in many ways, since you control your community and you can ban people, you can make it so that those people that you don't want engaging with you and participating with you, aren't there."
"Now, what happened yesterday, obviously, was something that we care deeply about securing this environment. We're looking very closely at everything that happened there, and I care deeply about Emi. She's a friend of mine, and so I want to see how we can support her. This is just something we have to keep working on. I think everyone identifies our tools in terms of trust and safety as the leaders in the industry about helping creators, but that means there's always more work to be done, because that's the world we live in now."
A fan assaulted cosplay livestreamer Emiru at TwitchCon 2025 and a video of the incident went viral. The incident created a crisis of confidence among online creators who worry about Twitch's commitment to their safety. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said that creator safety is a top priority and framed the problem as a broader societal challenge. Clancy emphasized community moderation tools and expressed personal concern for Emiru while promising to review the event. Emiru characterized Twitch's response differently, and many creators remain skeptical about how seriously the platform prioritizes security.
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