X Shuts Down Nitter & X-Cancel Again After Legal Action
Staff Reporter
16 September 2026, 15:02
Nitter and XCancel, two privacy-focused services that allowed users to view public X posts without logging into an X account, have been shut down again following recent legal action by X.
Nitter was an open-source project that displayed public X posts without advertisements, tracking cookies and JavaScript. X reportedly accused
Nitter of bypassing restrictions related to its API and collecting information in violation of its rules
In this video, we explain:
- What Nitter and XCancel were
- Why users used these services to view X posts without an account
- X's concerns about third-party access to its content
- What happened to Nitter's GitHub project
- Why XCancel suspended its service
- How the shutdown affects account-free access to public X posts
Watch the full video for the latest details on the shutdown and the changing landscape of third-party X viewing services.
