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@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on
privacy and performance. The source is available on GitHub at
<https://github.com/zedeus/nitter>
* No JavaScript or ads
* All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
* Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
* Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)
* Lightweight (for [@nim_lang](/nim_lang), 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com)
* RSS feeds
* Themes
* Mobile support (responsive design)
* AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
- No JavaScript or ads
- All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
- Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
- Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no developer account required)
- Lightweight (for [@nim_lang](/nim_lang), 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com)
- RSS feeds
- Themes
- Mobile support (responsive design)
- AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
Nitter's GitHub wiki contains
[instances](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances) and
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ maintained by the community.
## Why use Nitter?
It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. For privacy-minded
folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but
apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind
a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your
[browser's fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/),
[no JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled, and as of 2024 you
need to sign up. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and
IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix,
it's impossible. Despite being behind a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers,
you can get accurately tracked with your [browser's
fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/), [no
JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
particularly important after Twitter [removed the
ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
@@ -42,12 +43,13 @@ Twitter account.
## Donating
Liberapay: <https://liberapay.com/zedeus> \
Patreon: <https://patreon.com/nitter> \
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Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/zedeus \
Patreon: https://patreon.com/nitter \
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## Contact