GoKawiilNitter regains ground with more working instances than before takedown wave
Nitter, the open-source alternative front-end for Twitter/X, now has more publicly working instances than it did before a series of takedowns hit the project. New volunteer-run instances have come online, alongside guidance for operators on securing session tokens and handling DMCA and other legal complaints.
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Nitter's revival shows how decentralized, community-run projects can recover from legal and technical pressure by distributing responsibility across many independent operators. It also highlights ongoing tension between platforms like X and third-party tools that let users bypass ads, tracking, or login walls.
- Nitter now has more active public instances than before recent takedowns.
- Volunteers are sharing guides on session tokens and legal defense to keep instances running.
- The project's resilience shows decentralization can outpace enforcement efforts against it.
Source: codeberg.org, 2026-09-05
Published there as: “Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns”
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