What is Nitter?
{{Infobox software | title = Nitter | screenshot = | logo = Nitter logo.svg | logo caption = | logo size = | logo alt = A red outline of the capital letter N | screenshot alt = | caption = Typical microblog display page for a Nitter instance, showing Twitter user with tweets | author = | developer = Zedeus (and contributors) | released = {{Start date and age|2019|6|19|df=yes|br=yes}} | ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked --> | discontinued = yes | latest release version = 2024.01.12-52db03b | latest release date = {{start date and age|2024|01|12|df=yes|br=yes}} | repo = {{URL|https://github.com/zedeus/nitter}} | programming language = [[Nim_(programming_language)|Nim]], [[Sass_(style_sheet_language)|SCSS]], [[Python_(programming_language)|Python]], [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]], [[JavaScript]] | operating system = [[Unix-like]] | platform = Web | size = | standard = | language = | genre = | license = [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPLv3+]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/zedeus/nitter#license|title=Alternative Twitter front-end|date=June 30, 2019|via=GitHub|access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref> | website = {{Official URL}} | AsOf = {{start date and age|2023|10|29|df=US}} }} '''Nitter''' is a discontinued alternative front-end for [[X (social media)|X]], with better privacy and performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doctrow|first=Cory|author-link=Cory Doctorow|date=10 April 2020|title=Pluralistic: 10 Apr 2020 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow|url=https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/10/tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki-room/#adversarial-interop|access-date=10 November 2021|website=Pluralistic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://nitter.net/about|access-date=29 October 2023|website=Nitter|language=en|archive-date=20 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120142438/https://nitter.net/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> The UI is based off the classic Twitter desktop layout.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maxwell|first=Tom|title=Nitter is a new front-end for Twitter th