Privacy-focused alternatives Nitter and XCancel have gone offline again following escalated legal action from X (formerly Twitter). The services allowed users to browse X content without creating an account, bypassing X's account requirements and ad model.
Background
X has increasingly enforced copyright and terms of service against third-party clients and scrapers since Elon Musk's acquisition, shutting down several mirror services over the years.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10