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No. 0309

Published 26 August 2026

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

Why it matters

X sent cease-and-desist letters demanding the shutdown of Nitter, the open-source tool that let people read posts without an account, ads or tracking, citing API circumvention. It is the latest step in a broader pattern of platforms using legal rather than just technical means to shut down third-party access and unofficial data pipelines. Worth watching if your team relies on any scraping-adjacent tooling for social listening or monitoring.