2019 TwitchCon

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Overview

2019 TwitchCon is the fifth annual TwitchCon, a convention held in celebration of streaming culture and the Twitch platform. The event hosts meet-and-greets, lectures and gaming tournaments.^[5] During the 2019 convention hosted from September 27th to the 29th, controversy surrounding unsafe situations where alcohol was served was discussed on Twitter.

Background

On September 27th, 2019, Twitch announced new features during the convention and shared the information Twitter. A "new channel mode just for mods" was announced (shown below) and accumulated over 8,400 likes and 1,800 retweets on Twitter. Twitch also announced an upcoming new streamer dashboard and the customizable Channel Points used "to reward loyal members of their community with special perks."^[4]

Introducing a new channel mode just for mods! Mod View includes all of the tools mods use today plus new ones that make it easy to take action on messages flagged by AutoMod and more!

This begins rolling out in spring next year. pic.twitter.com/RrkIhdBFiW
— Twitch (@Twitch) September 28, 2019

Notable Developments

On September 28th, 2019, YouTuber ら uploaded a video of DragonForce playing the "TwitchCon 2019 San Diego: Opening Ceremony" (shown below). The video gained over 4,700 views in two days.

Partner Party Drink Controversy

On September 27th, 2019, Twitter user @AnneMunition^[1] posted a picture of uncovered beer lined up on tables with the caption, "Pretty disappointed tbh, I thought Twitch was starting to understand that some of us want the option of a quieter place for the partner party instead of a huge, loud party. Also THIS is a huge safety concern, how is this the way you're serving drinks….." (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 22,700 likes and 2,300 retweets in three days. The next day, Twitter user @KTLODO^[2] tweeted, "So last night I got roofied. Toxins came back with benzos in my system which combined with alcohol could’ve meant death. Thankfully my friends were there for me and saved my life. I don’t think I’ll be around the rest of twitchcon. Hope you understand" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 20,100 likes and 2,100 retweets in two days.

Anne Munition @ TwitchCon AnneMunition Pretty disappointed tbh, I thought Twitch was starting to understand that some of us want the option of a quieter place for the partner party instead of a huge, loud party. Also THIS is a huge safety concern, how is this the way you're serving drinks.... 12:44 AM Sep 27, 2019 Twitter for Android

KT TwitchCon KTLODO So last night I got roofied. Toxins came back with benzos in my system which combined with alcohol could've meant death. Thankfully my friends were there for me and saved my life I don't think I'll be around the rest of twitchcon. Hope you understand. 9:06 AM Sep 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

That same day, Twitter user @VitoGesualdi^[3] reposted KeemStar's since deleted tweets explained that "Keemstar mocks a woman for being concerned about Twitchcon serving drinks with no bartender" then "Someone spikes one of the drinks and puts a girl in the hospital" and finally "Keem deletes tweet. Rather than apologize he says it was 'a big L'" (shown below). The tweet gained over 7,100 likes and 1,000 retweets in two days.