Twitch is testing channel surfing

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Twitch is testing a new way to discover new channels that reminds me of the good old days of channel surfing on my TV. The experiment, which it calls the Channel Switcher, lets you easily flip through previews of a bunch of different streams to help you find something to watch. And perhaps best of all, you won’t see ads while using it.

You can get an idea of how it works in this tweet from Twitch:

No more pogoing.

Introducing a new experiment - the Channel Switcher. pic.twitter.com/WrB33TH6Mq

— Twitch (@Twitch) June 30, 2022

Right now on Twitch, if you don’t already know what you want to watch, it can be difficult to find something new that you might actually want to tune into. Personally, my rundown is to check the homepage, scan...

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