Clancy faced sharp criticism for comments he made in the incident’s immediate aftermath.
In response to the assault of streamer Emiru at last weekend’s TwitchCon, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has issued an apology from the streaming platform’s official account on X (formerly Twitter). Clancy apologized for security lapses, and promised improvements at future events. He also expressed regret for his prior comments about the incident, seemingly referring to an interview with Taylor Lorenz at the convention.
«First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru’s Meet and Greet», Clancy said in the official statement. «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 that took place.»
Clancy promised that Twitch would conduct a formal analysis of the incident, as well as a review of TwitchCon’s security as a whole. The CEO also said that the company would look into stricter rules on IRL streaming—man on the street-style content with a mobile setup—at the event, as well as a review of accessibility for future events.
