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Multiple outlets and community users report that Nitter instances (and Xcancel) have gone offline after X Corp issued cease-and-desist actions alleging scraping, with Nitter project repositories targeted for takedown. People are discussing alternatives and the immediate fallout for self-hosters and privacy-focused users.

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Also known as nitter.net·nitter project·nitter github·nitter frontend·nitter instances

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Nitter no more? X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project ·
Key Takeaway X Corp’s cease-and-desist appears to be forcing Nitter and related instances offline, with the project and repositories facing takedown demands.
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legal takedown instances offline scraping allegations search for alternatives nitter.net
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nitter.net · 9h ago
X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository
r/privacy · 17h ago
XCancel and Nitter both offline following a cease and desist letter from X Corp on August 24th, 2026
Tweakers · 10h ago
X eist dat privacyproject Nitter stopt wegens vermeend scrapen
The Register · 4h ago
Nitter no more? X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project

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  • Nitter no more? X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project nitter.net
  • X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository nitter.net
  • X eist dat privacyproject Nitter stopt wegens vermeend scrapen Tweakers
  • Nitter is down but there is an alternative that works nitter.net
Source-backed brief 4 articles across 4 publications · brief is source backed Show all sources
nitter.net · 1 article
r/privacy · 1 article
The Register · 1 article
Tweakers · 1 article

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X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping | TechCrunch

X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.

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