Nitter project says it will continue after X Corp. legal demands
The open-source Twitter/X front end says it will continue following legal advice, after reporting cease-and-desist letters seeking the removal of its instances and repository.
Nitter says it will continue operating following legal advice, after X Corp. allegedly sent cease-and-desist letters seeking the permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project’s repository.
The letters were reportedly sent on 24 August 2026, according to an update in Nitter’s GitHub repository. The project said further details would be announced soon. The report was highlighted by Hacker News.
Nitter describes itself as a free, open-source alternative front end for Twitter/X focused on privacy and performance. It is designed to allow users to browse content without JavaScript, while reducing exposure to analytics and IP-based tracking, according to the project.
The repository also claims Nitter is substantially lighter than Twitter and often serves pages faster. Those performance and privacy claims have not been independently verified in the source material.
The project has not provided the letters, their legal basis, the recipients or the precise scope of the requested takedown. There is no indication in the source material that X Corp. has successfully forced a removal or begun legal proceedings.
