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  • > You can find the content you were looking for on the original website

    *if you log in to an account

    A big reason many people use Nitter instances is that X has become very locked down for unauthenticated users.

    by goda90
  • This may be a situation where revealing a solution may end up harming it. For those who use iOS and other Apple OSes, I learned of this recently released free Safari extension called Litterbox that allows looking at one post on x.com.

    [1]: https://andadinosaur.com/launch-litterbox

    by newscracker
  • Maybe instead of trying to get rid of services that provide a more convenient access to X to non-logged-in users, they should realize that there is a real market behind these services - users that will likely never sign up to X, but who want to read/watch some content without the incessant nagging and limitations that X subjects non-logged-in users to?
    by rob74
  • I have been suspended from Ex-Twitter for months for "inauthentic behavior" despite only ever just using the site normally. I would very much like to have nothing to do with this site anymore, but unfortunately many people and organizations from before Elon took it over still post there and I can't make them all move to another site (and the same site for that matter), so here we are.
    by Aerocatia
  • Of more concern, the Nitter github repository was permanently archived a couple of days ago.

    https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

    by pamcake
  • https://xxcancel.com is up and redirecting to working Nitter instances.
    by DavCreator
  • I don't see how any government or business (especially the former) can justify using X at this point when it doesn't serve the public interest or the interest of customers who deserve at least some choice. It's as unreasonable for them as using Instagram or a dating app for something intended for broad reach and accessibility.

    I don't particularly like Bluesky, but it's publicly readable and has RSS. Any real solution would be protocol or standard instead of yet another closed service, though. For now, I see Nitter and XCancel as a temporary fix until people abandon it for whatever practical, economic, or political reason(s) they may have.

    by ocd
  • Regardless of the legality of the service:

    I always use xcancel instead of X. I don't have a twitter account and I don't want to sign in. I just occasionally want to read what some people had to say about something. Even this is usually a mistake. It's probably better taken as entertainment.

    My point is: companies stop making your product suck, and people won't have a reason to try and fix it for you.

    by trey-jones

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