Twitch uploaded a vast crowd shouting from TwitchCon Europe, telling people to see if they could recognize themselves by zooming in. But down below, the comment section became mayhem. While some streamers and viewers were ecstatic with spotting themselves from the sea of faces, others took the opportunity to voice some very deep grievances.
So there is the cute bit. Streamers like Seapeekay and aimsey couldn’t keep it together, freaking out after realizing they saw themselves in the photo with comments such as “WAIT THATS ME” and “I LITTERALY AM OH MY GOD ðŸ˜.” Smaller creators like forxless also joined the fun by tagging their friends and pointing out their locations, probably the kind of community vibe Twitch aims at promoting except…well, other replies kind of drowned all that.
Next came some truly heavy criticisms. People started dishing out critiques condemning Twitch over some controversial streamers, mentioning Hasan and MikeFromPA by name. One screamed for Hasan to be banned forever, calling the platform a “terrorist” one because it supports “radical terrorist supporters.” Another one even called Twitch a “terrorist platform” because it allows “incitement of violence.” Yikes.
Amid those critical comments came Robisgreat10, a Deaf streamer, who used the occasion to remind Twitch to “provide closed caption for Deaf/HOH” at future events. That is a fair point—especially since TwitchCon is supposed to be an inclusive event. But then Robisgreat10 let loose about the situation where they received a 30-day ban, tweeting, “Not happy with you twitch… now I can’t even stream.” Oof.
Throw in a random Elden Ring badge request (“When do I get my 2nd Elden Ring badge?”—PixelatedRAiN26, heard loud and clear) and a shout-out to @DrDisrespect (“@DrDisrespect are you in there legend?”). Classic Twitch.
So what started as “fun” being a “spot yourself in the crowd” post rapidly became a messy whirlpool of hype, criticism, and downright drama. Some players cannot wait for the next TwitchCon, like StreamWithMeld, who tweeted “mood board” for the October event. Others…? Well…they aren’t exactly planning to be there anytime soon.
TwitchCon Europe may have come to an end, but the conversations it spawned? Far from done. It became a microcosm of everything Twitch is right now—fun and messy in equal parts—be it accessibility issues, moderation debates, or streamers simply having fun seeing their faces in a huge crowd photo.
And if you were there, congrats on making it in the shot. If not…well, maybe wait for the next one. Or maybe don’t. Depends on who you ask.
