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TwitchCon San Diego, the streaming platform’s big annual conference in the US, has been canceled due to the pandemic.
“Due to restrictions on large gatherings and ongoing concerns for the health and safety of our community, the Twitch team, and the local San Diego community, we have decided to cancel TwitchCon San Diego this fall,” Twitch said in a statement.
An update on TwitchCon San Diego and what comes next. pic.twitter.com/ft2P5gtRX2
— TwitchCon (@TwitchCon) June 18, 2020
The event had been previously scheduled for September 25th to September 27th. However, Twitch is leaving open the possibility that it will host some form of TwitchCon this year, and it sounds like it could take place online. “While we can’t gather in person,…