These changes to TwitchCon might make the event a lot safer for streamers.
TwitchCon is a great opportunity for streamers and fans to connect with their communities in real life. However, as Twitch as a streaming platform grew, it also became increasingly more dangerous. Now, Twitch announced these changes that will hopefully keep both streamers and fans safe.
TwitchCon Meet And Greet Security Issues
What used to be a platform mainly used by people streaming how they game has turned into something much more than that. And as the landscape of Twitch changed, so did the needs and wants of Twitch's users – especially in relation to safety.
TwitchCon 2025 made headlines for all the wrong reasons. One of the most popular female streamers on the platform called Emiru got assaulted during one of her Meet and Greets at the event. After the incident, she called out Twitch for letting this happen in the first place by not providing enough security for streamers. If you want to know more about that incident, read this article next: Emiru Criticizes Twitch Security Following Assault At TwitchCon 2025.
And Twitch seems to take this issue seriously. In their newest announcement called "TwitchCon 2026: Building the Future" Twitch made it very clear that they want to prevent something like that from ever happening again. From now on if you want to attend a Meet and Greet at TwitchCon you will need to have a reservation for it, and you are not allowed to bring a plus one unless they have done the same. Ideally, this more controlled way of going about Meet and Greets seems promising to keep creators and other fans safe. Additionally, Twitch stated that they will have more staff keeping an eye on the Meet and Greets that will make sure they run smoothly.
Changes To IRL Streaming At The Event
But Twitch didn't only introduce changes to make Meets and Greets safer, IRL streaming at TwitchCon will also look a bit different from now on. While they do specify that IRL streaming is a huge part of Twitch and they won't fully prohibit it at TwitchCon, a set of new rules to ensure that everyone who doesn't want to appear on a stream for whatever reason won't accidentally end up in one.
They specify that they will have areas where streaming and filming will be prohibited. Additionally, whoever does not want to be shown in a livestream will have the chance to get a special lanyard. This lanyard signals that the people wearing it are not comfortable being interviewed or shown in a livestream. If this gets violated by an IRL streamer, their ability to continue streaming the event will be taken away from them.
It sounds like these changes have a great opportunity to change the way TwitchCon feels for everyone included. But what do you think? Let us know in the comments!