# Nitter has received a cease and desist letter from X

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/nitter-has-received-a-cease-and-desist-letter-from-x/40176
**Category:** News
**Tags:** website
**Created:** 2026-08-25T17:35:01Z
**Posts:** 15

## Post 1 by @any1 — 2026-08-25T17:35:02Z

![image](https://forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/3X/4/7/4774002c05b10c7e473d486726bc2b57b635f983.png)

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## Post 2 by @Linus_Sex_Tips — 2026-08-25T18:14:25Z

Elon killed all my RSS feeds!!!

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## Post 3 by @anonymous644 — 2026-08-25T18:21:29Z

xcancel still seems to work, no surprise it would be the last one standing.

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## Post 4 by @overdrawn98901 — 2026-08-25T19:45:49Z

Sad to see, glad I don’t use Twitter though (still refuse to call it X such a horrible name)

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## Post 5 by @EDKH — 2026-08-25T20:43:52Z

Sir “Dork” MAGA strikes again.

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## Post 6 by @ph00lt0 — 2026-08-25T20:55:46Z

And it is gone.

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## Post 7 by @Link — 2026-08-25T22:43:26Z

Damn. I guess browsing with a VPN and Twitter Control Panel is the best option now then?

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## Post 8 by @anonymous644 — 2026-08-25T23:29:32Z

Nitter itself is not broken. You could still self-host your own instance. Depending on how much effort its worth to you.

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## Post 9 by @Footnote5444 — 2026-08-26T00:32:11Z

Is there some compelling reason you can’t….just not use Twitter?

To each their own, but I fail to see the compelling reason to jump through hoops to read people yelling at each other, posting blatant disinformation, and ready Elmo’s Ketamine-fueled rants.

Twitter seems to “easiest” platform for people to quit. Reddit has dedicated, niche communities that can be hard to replace. Facebook and Instagram have the “family and friends lock-in” problem.

Twitter has none of that and seems easy to either stop using altogether or find one of the (more private) alternatives like Mastodon.

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## Post 10 by @Quantum — 2026-08-26T00:49:03Z

It has some legitimately useful news sources. For instance a lot of the OSINT accounts can have big events before it hits normal news sites.

Also some of my favorite automotive journalists post about their latest reviews there.

I can easily live without access to Twitter (I’ve never had an account), but it is annoying some useful info will no longer be accessible.

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## Post 11 by @fria — 2026-08-26T00:50:09Z

> [@Footnote5444](#):
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> Is there some compelling reason you can’t….just not use Twitter?

They require an account on the actual website to view a lot of tweets. There’s a lot of info on there from security researchers posting their findings and organizations like GrapheneOS posting announcements and information there, I end up linking to Nitter all the time. It’s a real shame that Twitter is nerfed so hard right now, I don’t really understand why they don’t just let you view tweets without an account.

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## Post 12 by @Aslop1 — 2026-08-26T00:51:01Z

I’ve seen public services use it to provide notices for service interruptions.

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## Post 13 by @Aslop1 — 2026-08-26T00:54:58Z

If you were a sleazy website and you could force all users to fingerprint themselves, wouldn’t you?

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## Post 14 by @fria — 2026-08-26T00:55:34Z

I mean _I_ wouldn’t, but I could see the value if you want to maximize profit lol

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## Post 15 by @privacy.slouchy — 2026-08-26T01:42:35Z

I always thought ‘cease and desist’ was just legal tomfoolery usually used by the powerful to bully the weak into submission. Surprised to see preemptive compliance