Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTCJExternal LinkNitter, which let you read X posts without using X, is offline.The GitHub page for the open source project says that, on Monday, “cease and desist letters were sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project’s repository.” X claims Nitter unlawfully used X’s API, TechCrunch reports.Nitter was used by the service XCancel, which has also posted a message about receiving a cease and desist letter from X.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay Peters
Nitter, which let you read X posts without using X, is offline.
The GitHub page for the open source project says that, on Monday, “cease and desist letters were sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project’s repository.” X claims Nitter unlawfully used X’s API, TechCrunch reports. Nitter was used by the service XCancel, which has also posted a message about receiving a cease and desist letter from X. [Link: X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping | TechCrunch | https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/x-sends-cease-and-desist-to-open-source-project-nitter-over-alleged-scraping/ | TechCrunch]
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