From 407509c0ccf9d3cf652bbb3a35e7eb8b618a5b42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amolith Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:19:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add Nitter post --- ...020-04-12-nitter-behind-http-basic-auth.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2020-04-12-nitter-behind-http-basic-auth.md diff --git a/_posts/2020-04-12-nitter-behind-http-basic-auth.md b/_posts/2020-04-12-nitter-behind-http-basic-auth.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dc22c1e --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-04-12-nitter-behind-http-basic-auth.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Nitter put behind HTTP Basic Auth" +subtitle: "Sorry for the inconvenience but I'm tired" +description: Nitter has been put behind an HTTP BasicAuth dialogue to mitigate abuse of automated DMCA tools +date: 2021-12-30 13:10 -0500 +--- + +[dmca.pro](https://dmca.pro) has been issuing DMCA notices against Twitter +content accessed through [our Nitter instance](https://nitter.nixnet.services) +every week for almost six months. I spent a few months ignoring them but they +started CCing our server provider, [Hetzner](https://hetzner.com). + +For the last few months, Hetzner has been forwarding these notices to me and +creating abuse tickets for every single one of them. They've started threatening +to disable the IP address for NixNet's primary server; this would effectively +take all of NixNet down. I've responded to every single one of these abuse +tickets, but in the last few, I also asked to speak a real person from Hetzner +to discuss the situation. I have received no response. + +I've been dealing with this crap for months and I'm tired of it. I put Nitter +behind an [HTTP Basic +Auth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication) dialogue so the +automated tools these individuals from dmca.pro are using won't be helpful. + +- Username: `nitter` +- Password: `nitter` + +Most RSS readers will allow you to enter credentials when adding a feed. If not, +try using this URL with embedded credentials and see if it works. + +- `https://nitter:nitter@nitter.nixnet.services` + +I apologise for the inconvenience but I'm tired of being inundated with +senseless DMCA notices and of being threatened by our server provider.