Emily “Emiru” Schunk says she’s urgent expenses and gained’t be returning to TwitchCon after being assaulted by an attendee in a safety lapse that’s bringing renewed scrutiny to Twitch’s security and safety insurance policies for its greatest occasion of the yr. “Twitch security is nowhere near me,” she mentioned in a press release after the incident went viral on social media. “I can see them, but they don’t do anything.”
Emiru, a web-based creator with over 1,000,000 subscribers finest identified for her cosplay livestreams, was in the course of a fan Meet and Greet at TwitchCon 2025 over the weekend when a person seemingly lower in line and grabbed her earlier than leaning in towards her face. Footage exhibits her private safety working over to seize the person and get him away from Emiru, at which level the person walks away from the Meet and Greet space.
So some freak simply assaulted Emiru at @TwitchCon . This conduct is fucking disgusting. I’m amazed that she nonetheless got here again to complete the Meet and Greet line, truthfully she deserves the utmost of respect. THIS HAS TO STOP!!!@EmiruUpdatess @emiru pic.twitter.com/pyO2QHQ9Pv
— BaconCrumbz 🥓 @TwitchCon SD (@BaconCrumbz) October 18, 2025
She mentioned her first thought when the assault occurred was that it could have been a Twitch workers member coming to inform her one thing in regards to the occasion however as soon as he grabbed her she knew one thing was unsuitable. “I’m still, like, freaked out because he grabbed me,” Emiru said in a video launched after the occasion. “That’s not normal. And then he grabs my face and he leans in and lips puckered tries to kiss me and I start screaming. You can’t hear it in the clip, but I’m fucking screaming my head off.”
Emiru claims Twitch lied
However as dangerous because the preliminary incident was, Emiru mentioned Twitch’s response to what occurred is what’s made her angrier. “I’m obviously shaken up by what happened and it’s not the first time I’ve dealt with something like this, but to tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact.” She claimed that Twitch’s first transfer was to ban the suspect from the platform for 30 days, and it was solely after her supervisor pressed the Amazon-owned platform that it made it a lifetime ban from Twitch and TwitchCon.
“The safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority,” the corporate wrote in a statement over the weekend. “The behavior displayed by the individual involved in the incident yesterday involving a high profile streamer was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting.” Emiru additionally took subject with Twitch’s framing of its response, claiming that nobody from safety instantly tracked down the suspect to escort him out of the conference.
“In line with existing TwitchCon security protocols, law enforcement and event security were on site and responded to the incident,” the corporate’s assertion learn. “We immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and in-person events.” The assertion, revealed on X, has since been community-noted by Emiru’s followers.
The TwitchCon fallout
The incident comes within the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination earlier this yr that left a few of Twitch and YouTube’s most well-known content material creators afraid that they could possibly be focused at public occasions by violent actors or unhinged followers. Korean TikToker and livestreamer Yoon Ji-ah was murdered earlier this year by a stalker who had allegedly donated roughly $70,000 to her underneath the person alias “‘Black Cat.”
This was my 12th TwitchCon and I’m not going to lie it might need been my final. I like seeing pals however it actually simply doesn’t really feel the identical. After seeing what occurred this weekend I really feel higher about canceling my meet n greet and going house early
— Lulu (@LuluLuvely) October 19, 2025
“Do you know how much I spent on security to be able to come to this event in the first place?” Emiru mentioned in her newest video. “I’m not just talking about yesterday. I’m talking about my security for like my RV trip that I did with my friends and stuff. I spent over $10,000. Some people who stream on Twitch don’t even make $10,000 in a year. What the fuck are they supposed to do? Like if you watch the clip, the security guard who pushes the guy away is my security. The woman who pulls me to the back, my manager. If you’re a small streamer and you don’t have those resources or someone in your line’s not filming, what the fuck do you do? No one would have known.”
