X Demands Removal of Nitter Source Code Repository, Targeting All Instances

X Corp. sent cease-and-desist letters on 24 August 2026 to Nitter's maintainer and community-hosted instance operators, demanding permanent takedown of the project's source code repository — not just individual mirrors. The flagship Nitter.net is offline; maintainer Zedeus expects all instances to remain down while awaiting legal advice. The compliance deadline was 5 p.m. EST on August 25.