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Proton AG is now hosting a map built from leaked Flock data showing over 300,000 license plate reader cameras, after Flock sent a cease-and-desist letter to the map's original creator, researcher Joshua Michael. Unlike Michael's U.S.-only site, Proton's version is accessible worldwide and lets users search camera locations by ZIP code, though it reflects a November 2025 snapshot rather than live data.
Overdrive, a homebrew storefront offering more than 1,600 free PS4 and PS5 games for jailbroken consoles, went viral after a demonstration video from the account Edigax drew nearly 8 million views on X. Sony reportedly responded with a cease-and-desist letter that took the original project offline, but within a day two new GitHub repositories—a fork and a clone—appeared to replace it.
Nitter maintainer zedeus revealed that X Corp. sent cease-and-desist letters in August and September 2026 demanding a permanent shutdown of Nitter instances and its code repository. He retracted an earlier September 7 statement that legal representation was secured, saying assurances he relied on proved false, and Nitter currently has no lawyer. He is now appealing for funding and legal assistance to keep the project alive.
The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to robotics startup REK after it staged a human-versus-humanoid robot cage fight in San Francisco on September 18, 2026. REK founder Cix Liv posted the order on social media, which warns that organizing such unsanctioned fights without a license is a misdemeanor. The fight pitted YouTuber Frankie LaPenna against three robots and had been promoted by REK as full-contact combat between humans and humanoid machines.
The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to organizers of Robot Entertainment Kombat, which staged a human-versus-humanoid-robot cage match in September billed as the first of its kind. The commission says the event lacked required permits and ordered organizers to stop hosting or promoting such fights or face misdemeanor charges. Founder Cix Liv publicized the letter on social media rather than disputing it.
Nitter and XCancel, third-party services that let users view X posts without logging in or using the official app, have gone dark again after a brief return earlier this month. X had sent a cease-and-desist in August accusing Nitter of unlawfully scraping its API, and both services now cite new legal developments as the reason for suspending operations.
Nitter and its downstream service XCancel, which let users read X posts without logging in or seeing ads, have gone offline following a cease-and-desist from X. Nitter's GitHub repository is now archived and read-only, while XCancel posted a notice saying it must suspend operations due to ongoing legal proceedings.
Nitter and XCancel, alternative front-ends for viewing X (formerly Twitter) content, have resumed operating after briefly going offline. The shutdown followed cease-and-desist letters X Corp. sent on 24 August 2026 demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and its code repository.
X Corp issued cease-and-desist letters to the operators of XCancel and Nitter, two third-party front-ends that let users view X (formerly Twitter) content without an account or ads. Both projects have gone offline in response, with their maintainers saying they are pausing all operations and seeking legal counsel before commenting further. Nitter had been running for seven years, while XCancel operated for about two.
XCancel, a third-party viewer that let users browse X (formerly Twitter) content without logging in or dealing with X's interface restrictions, has gone offline. The site's operators posted a notice saying they received a cease-and-desist letter from X Corp on August 24 and halted the service while they seek legal advice.
X Corp has sent cease-and-desist letters demanding the permanent shutdown of Nitter, the open-source tool that let users read tweets without logging into X, and its repository. Nitter's main site, Nitter.net, has gone offline while creator Zedeus seeks legal counsel, and other Nitter-based sites like XCancel reportedly received similar letters. This follows a 2024 attempt by X to disable Nitter through API restrictions.
Twitter/X front-end alternatives Nitter and XCancel have reportedly received cease-and-desist notices, and all publicly available Nitter instances have stopped functioning. The Nitter GitHub repository itself has been archived by its owner, making it read-only and effectively ending active development.