Pokimane, Valkyrae & QTCinderella “afraid” to attend TwitchCon due to safety concerns

Twitch stars Pokimane, Valkyrae, and QTCinderella have revealed that they have safety concerns when it comes to attending TwitchCon in October. 

TwitchCon is Twitch’s annual celebration of streamers. Top content creators get together, along with fans and Twitch staff to celebrate the past year, and look ahead to what’s coming next. 

The meet and greets between fans and streamers have regularly been moderated by Twitch itself. However, with many creators streaming their days at TwitchCon, there are plenty of chances to bump into them along the way too.

This has created a number of safety concerns for streamers, with a few like Pokimane having reservations about attending the 2025 event in San Diego. “It does worry me that it might not be safe and it be better to skip out on it,” she told viewers. 

QTCinderella, Valkyrae & Pokimane have TwitchCon safety concerns

Poki admitted that she hadn’t made a decision about going, but noted it could be “scary” to be around potentially “hateful” people. 

The OfflineTV star had been responding to QTCinderella and Valkyrae who, during an episode of Wine About It, admitted they had concerns too. 

“I’m kind of afraid to go to TwitchCon,” Rae said as QT noted they are supposed to host a live episode of their podcast. “I have given them a soft ‘hey, we’re in a bit of a panic mode right now’” QT said. 

QT also noted that she considered dropping all her in-person obligations after a female Japanese streamer was attacked during a broadcast. “It just takes one person,” Valkyrae added. 

After that episode went live, Rae announced that the pair would not be attending or recording their planned live show.

“I’m just really uncomfortable with the world right now,” the 100 Thieves co-owner said. “I don’t feel safe, I’m just uncomfortable, you know? It’s crazy times.”

The Wine About It hosts did promise to make it up to fans, however, likely through a Wine About It live stream.

The event, which has always been well secured, is set to take place on October 17-19. It remains to be seen if top streaming stars will drop out.