'Nitter' and 'XCancel,' apps that allow users to view X without ads, are back online and are in conflict over X's removal requests.

The service 'Nitter,' which allowed users to view X without ads and had received a removal request from X, and 'XCancel,' which was based on Nitter, have been reactivated. The developers of Nitter have stated that they sought legal advice.

GitHub - zedeus/nitter: Alternative Twitter front-end · GitHub
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

Nitter and XCancel are back online to battle X Corp over takedown demands - Notebookcheck News
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nitter-and-XCancel-return-to-battle-X-Corp-over-takedown-demands.1391977.0.html

Nitter lives to proxy another day after taking legal advice
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/09/07/nitter-lives-to-proxy-another-day-after-taking-legal-advice/5294754

Nitter was a service that allowed users to view X without needing an account. On August 24, 2026, the service was shut down and the repositories were archived after X sent a cease and desist order requesting the permanent deletion of the instances and project repositories.

'Nitter,' which allowed users to view X without ads, has shut down its service at the request of X - GIGAZINE

Nitter's developer, Zedeus, complied with the demands but maintained a fighting stance, raising funds in cryptocurrency and receiving support from a community that loved Nitter. Then, on September 6, 2026, he unarchived the Nitter repository and made the source code available again for use by instance operators such as XCancel.

https://t.co/JaTm3pGeNS has been unarchived. We have legal representation and we have begun the battle. Nitter isn't going anywhere, it's only going to grow and become more resilient. $Nitter

— Zed (@zedeus_) September 6, 2026

Zedeus has announced that he has secured legal counsel to fight the shutdown requests and has declared that the project will continue. Although XCancel is now available , the main nitter.net instance has not yet resumed normal operation.

Zedeus also revealed that the 'deadline' X has given is 5 PM Eastern Standard Time on September 9, 2026 (7 AM Japan Standard Time on September 10), and that he plans to release information about the 'fight' around that time.

I said we won't go down without a fight, and we found a way to do so. Their deadline is Wednesday 5pm EST - that's all I can reveal for now. $Nitter

— Zed (@zedeus_) September 6, 2026