Nitter and XCancel are dead (again) after X’s latest legal actions

This wasn’t X’s first attempt to shut down Nitter, but it seems to have worked. Back in 2024, Nitter’s main instance, Nitter.net, temporarily went offline after X rolled out new API restrictions. After that crackdown, those who wanted to host a Nitter instance had to connect it to a real X account.

For lurkers, the services’ closures are a bummer, as they had offered a way to view what was happening on X without having to actually participate on X or help it boost its user numbers.

Nitter did not respond to a request for comment.