Nitter and XCancel resume service after legal advice

	Nitter and XCancel resume service after legal advice(github.com)
	898 points by zImPatrick 3 days ago \| 397 comments
	tl;dr: After receiving cease and desist letters from X Corp. on August 24, 2026 demanding permanent takedown of instances and the repository, the Nitter project will continue operating following legal advice. The README was updated to reflect the decision, alongside minor changes like reorganized donation links and a new contact address for DMCA requests (legal@poast.org).
	HN Discussion: ↑Relief that project continues; alternative frontends to walled gardens are essential •Legal battles with big corporations are asymmetric and financially draining •Frustration with web centralization and need to migrate users to open platforms like RSS/Mastodon ↑Speculation that Nitter's archival nature was the key legal defense against X's C&D •Need for a defined and promoted 'Open Platform' standard to counter algorithm-driven platforms