X Issues Cease-and-Desist to Open-Source Nitter Project Over Alleged Scraping
Source Summary
X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, an open-source project that provides privacy-focused frontends for X. The letters demand that Nitter instances and its code repository be removed, citing alleged scraping of X's platform.
Why it matters
The action represents X's enforcement of its terms of service against third-party tools that access its data without authorization.
