cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1358432/nitter-project-received-cease-and-desist
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.
Don’t want to get the project owner in trouble, but I think there is room for simply moving the project’s jurisdiction, changing hands, and renaming the project.
Honestly, is anyone of value still on Twitter? Everyone I known has left. I don’t think I’ve ever needed to view something on there in the past few years.