Cease and desist
On 24 August 2026 cease and desist letters have been sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository.
nitter.net is offline and development has stopped for the time being. I'm seeking legal advice and won't be commenting further on the specifics for now.
Thank you to everyone who used, hosted, packaged, donated and contributed to Nitter over the past seven years.
— zedeus, 25 August 2026
Photo source: Official website/instance— Archive.
More info: GitHub issue 1442.
Nitter and Xcancel are handy if you already know what you’re looking for but they’re pretty janky and slow. Or broken. Not very good for browsing. I deleted my main after he bought it. And I don’t miss it. Most accounts of any substance either moved to Bluesky or cross post anyway.