Twitter workaround worked around again: X's lawyers cancel XCancel again
- ID
- 24740
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026, 11:12 PM
- Fetched
- 16 Sep 2026, 12:37 AM
- Provider
- The Register
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/09/15/twitter-workaround-worked-around-again-xs-lawyers-cancel-xcancel-again/5296581
- Source URL
- https://www.theregister.com/headlines.atom
Summary
- Score
- 4.5
- Created
- 16 Sep 2026, 12:43 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
X's legal team has again forced Nitter and XCancel offline — services that let users view X posts without an account, JavaScript, or ads. Nitter's code repository was archived on September 11, 2026, and XCancel displays a suspension notice citing new developments in ongoing legal proceedings, with no clear path back.
Why it matters
If you were relying on Nitter or XCancel for embedding X content, monitoring feeds, or scraping without API costs, those workarounds are now dead — budget for X's official API tiers or migrate to Bluesky/Mastodon for open-access microblogging data.
Discussion angle
What's your fallback strategy when a platform systematically kills third-party access — do you pay for the official API, or is it time to treat X as a write-only channel and move monitoring/engagement to Bluesky or Mastodon?