'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment

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• Chozo@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Emiru did a short stream going into additional details about the incident, as well as some other fuck-ups by Twitch staff that weren't mentioned in this article.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_USuIpVAqAw

  tl;dw: Emiru calls out Twitch for lying about the situation in their official statements, expresses concern for what sort of response a smaller streamer would've gotten if they were attacked like this, and draws attention to Twitch's lack of security and professionalism. Twitch staffers originally laughed about the situation to Emiru's face, and didn't seem to care until the video went viral. They ran background checks on everybody who signed up for her meet-and-greet event, but the attendees were allowed to bring a plus-one with them, who did NOT have to get background checked. Twitch staff also allowed people to walk around even after their badges couldn't scan properly.

  Also, because this isn't anywhere near the first time Emiru has been attacked in public, she points out that she's spent tens of thousands of dollars for her own private security, and wasn't even allowed to bring her preferred bodyguard with her because he's permanently banned from Twitch events due to restraining a stalker during a previous event.

  Twitch fucked up big time here.

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  • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also, because this isn’t anywhere near the first time Emiru has been attacked in public, she points out that she’s spent tens of thousands of dollars for her own private security, and wasn’t even allowed to bring her preferred bodyguard with her because he’s permanently banned from Twitch events due to restraining a stalker during a previous event.

    What the fuck? They banned her bodyguard for protecting her and then asked her to come back without him? It’s like they wanted her to get assaulted.

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    • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      “Assault drama is great for algorithmic engagement” - Twitch prolly

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    • Kefla@hexbear.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I feel crazy for even saying it, but yeah, that is exactly what it looks like to me. Like Twitch staff specifically wanted this to happen, as some sort of revenge against her for mistreating their fellow predators.

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    • Underdone1157@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Exactly how I felt

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  • GaMEChld@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Banned her bodyguard :: chefs kiss ::

    Great job Twitch, real A+ quality work! Hope the entire company goes bankrupt.

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  • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is fucked. Fuck twitch.

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• BetaBlake@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Twitch seems like a shit company that caters to shitty people. So none of this is a surprise

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  • August27th@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    On brand for an Amazon property.

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  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I mean it’s mostly teen to 20s gamers, who are not known for their empathy or socialisation skills. So yeah…

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• rafoix@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I can imagine that this type of celebrity attracts the most unhinged obsessed fans with borderline personality disorder and/or other potentially dangerous and antisocial behaviors.

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  • WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Certainly an environment that encourages a lot of people to just be nice to everyone in stream by default (except when someone is deemed acceptable to be yelled at and laughed at by everyone else for content…) and some people are lonely enough that they read a little too much into “HI [username]!”

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s not an excuse to assault somebody

    Hold people accountable

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    • rafoix@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Who’s blaming the victim?

      I’m blaming the one-way relationship celebrity culture. It seems like a breeding ground for people with serious social issues.

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    • ech@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Pointing out who is likely to be a fan of hers isn’t “blaming the victim”. It’s being realistic about what she has to deal with. It shouldn’t happen, but bad people exist. Can’t ignore that.

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    • 474D@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You need to re-read that comment

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    • Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      attracts the most unhinged obsessed fans

      Did we read the same message?

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    • biotin7@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Let’s be honest here, Emiru is literally a bland do-nothing loser who cultivated her fan… I mean cult in a certain way to make it easier for her to fleece money off of desperate men.

      No one’s denying it is assault. In fact a lot of people say incident was waaaaaay too outrageous to be not considered staged. (Remember the whole Amouranth’s fake abuse case where she framed her husband & was later revealed to be bullshit.)

      At the end of the day, the person will go to jail, but this was a case of their toxic manipulative behaviour backfiring on them.

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  • giacomo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    dont talk about their fans like that!

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    • NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      30 day ban from twitch events

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• TommyJohnsFishSpot@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Holy based technology community keeping me up to date on streamer drama

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• Fern@piefed.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It sounds like Twitch staff didn't handle this well and Emiru is calling them out on it. Even though they claim the individual was dealt with immediately, it sounds like it took Emiru pushing for it for anything to happen and that they pressured her to do in person meet and greets when she felt uncomfortable about them. Curious beyond that how could Twitch as an organization make things safer for streamers like her.

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  • RedSnt@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If by dealt with immediately they let him go and just gave him a 30 day ban initially, then yes. She had to talk to her manager who then talked to Twitch who then upped that ban to a permanent one. And I don’t even think the police has been involved yet.
    Amazon wanted to brush this under the carpet…
    I really miss the pre-amazon days of Twitch…

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  • baines@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    screams reckless endangerment

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• SevenSkalls@hexbear.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is the event Hasan skipped because he was worried about a Charlie Kirk-like incident against him, right?

  If so, he may have made the right move it sounds like…

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The guy who electrocuted his dog?

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    • NewDark@hexbear.net ⁨16⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Are you serious or memeing?

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• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The streamers think they’re the stars and partners with the streaming company…

  But the company is always going to treat them as products with incredibly short shelf lives under even the best conditions.

  Twitch doesn’t view them as real people, and knows even if they do quit or are harmed even killed, millions of barely adults would kill to take their place.

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  • BlackLaZoR@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The problem is kick, that grows up with much better revenue split while Twitch is so incompetent that they may at some point lose the first mover advantage

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    • warm@kbin.earth ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      As much as Twitch needs gutting, Kick is much worse.

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Twitch has no comepetiton. As of 2024 they had 61% of total watch time across all live streaming platfomrs. It’s the kind of share that other industries would kill to have. None of the other streaming markets or even VOD platforms can achieve these numbers.

      Take music streaming, Spotify only has ~32% of the market share even though they are kind of ubiquitous with music streaming at this point.

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• Beacon@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not technology

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  • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Which posts fit here?

    Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “Tangentially” doing some heavy lifting here.

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    • Beacon@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That may be what it says in the sidebar, but this is objectively not technology

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s just bad modding.

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Technology definition is so broad that it could fit 90% of the general news into it.

    • www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technology
    • www.britannica.com/technology/technology

    I understand that everyone feels that technology should only apply to what they think technology is, but that’s why there is a section in the sidebar to specify what it means in this community.

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    • Beacon@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      As a mod obviously you're the one that gets to decide for this community. This is obviously not technology, but whatever, you get to do what you want here

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