Xcancel and Nitter Shut Down After X Corp Cease-and-Desist

Xcancel and Nitter have been taken down

Two popular tools for browsing X (formerly Twitter) without ads or login—Nitter.net and Xcancel.com—have been taken down following a cease-and-desist letter from X Corp. The shutdown marks a significant blow to privacy-focused alternatives and raises questions about the future of third-party X clients.

Nitter.net and Xcancel.com have been both taken down by the X Corp "cease and desist" letter

More from this day

2026-08-27