Nitter, a popular alternative front-end for X (formerly Twitter), and the related XCancel redirect service are shutting down following a cease-and-desist order. The open-source privacy-focused service will no longer be available.
Background
Nitter was a widely-used open-source project that provided a privacy-friendly, ad-free interface for browsing Twitter/X content without requiring an account.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10