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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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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 | | TechCrunch]

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