Twitch CEO Dan Clancy apologizes for TwitchCon assault of Emiru and his interview comments on the incident: 'We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following'

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 m