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X has sent cease-and-desist letters demanding Nitter and its instances shut down, alleging unlawful API use and data scraping. ⚖️
Nitter, an open source reader, is offline while its creator seeks legal advice. 🔒

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/x-sends-cease-and-desist-to-open-source-project-nitter-over-alleged-scraping/

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X sends cease-and-desist to open-source project Nitter over alleged scraping | TechCrunch

X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X frontends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.

#usercontrol #nitter #technews #api #developers #x #technology #web #twitter #security #software #socialmedia #foss #privacy #opensource

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