Nitter X Takedown Legal Dispute
Legal battle between X Corp and Nitter developers over the hosting of X/Twitter frontend mirrors.
August 2026
X Corp. sent cease and desist letters to Nitter project
X Corp. sent cease and desist letters demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository. This action was reported by zedeus.
Source ↗X Corp. sent cease and desist letters demanding Nitter takedown
X Corp. sent cease and desist letters to Nitter. These letters demanded a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository.
Nitter shut down all instances following legal demands
Nitter shut down all its instances on August 24th. This action occurred after receiving cease and desist letters from X Corp.
X Corp sends cease and desist to Nitter
X Corp issued cease and desist letters to Nitter and its instances. The demand required the permanent takedown of the instances and the project's repository.
Source ↗Nitter project development stopped following cease and desist
Nitter.net went offline and development on the project ceased. zedeus announced the halt and thanked contributors.
Source ↗Nitter instance goes offline and development stops
Following the legal action, nitter.net went offline, and development on the Nitter project was temporarily halted. zedeus announced this cessation of activity.
Source ↗Twitter issues cease and desist letter against XCancel and Nitter
Twitter sent a cease and desist letter targeting the mirror websites XCancel and Nitter. This legal action resulted in the shutdown of the services.
Source ↗XCancel and Nitter shut down following Twitter legal action
The mirror websites XCancel and Nitter were shut down. This occurred subsequent to receiving a cease and desist letter from Twitter.
Source ↗Nitter itself was impacted by the legal dispute
Nitter was also hit by the legal action taken by Twitter. The impact made further development of Nitter more difficult.
Source ↗September 2026
Nitter announced plans to resume operations
Nitter announced that it would resume operations in the near future. The project stated it would continue following legal advice.