Twitch Lacks a Dedicated Social Feed for Streamers and Viewers
Twitch shut down Twitch Pulse and has no native social networking layer for the community. A developer built an alternative but the top reply surfaces a trust concern about credentials for new apps. Single low-upvote Show HN with limited problem validation.
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