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[![Test Matrix](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/workflows/CI/CD/badge.svg)](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/actions?query=workflow%3ACI/CD)
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[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/zedeus/nitter?style=flat)](#license)
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A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy. \
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Inspired by the [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious) project.
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A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy and
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performance. \
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Inspired by the [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious)
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project.
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- No JavaScript or ads
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- All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
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## Why?
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It's basically impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. If you try,
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you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally
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and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and
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potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile
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version and a VPN, it's impossible. This is is especially relevant now that Twitter
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[removed the ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
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It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. For privacy-minded
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folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but
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apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind
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a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your
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[browser's fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/),
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[no JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
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particularly important after Twitter [removed the
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ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
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for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
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Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse
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# About
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Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on
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privacy. The source is available on GitHub at <https://github.com/zedeus/nitter>
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privacy and performance. The source is available on GitHub at
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<https://github.com/zedeus/nitter>
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* No JavaScript or ads
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* All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
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## Why use Nitter?
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It's basically impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. If you try,
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you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally
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and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and
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potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile
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version and a VPN, it's impossible.
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It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. For privacy-minded
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folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but
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apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind
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a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your
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[browser's fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/),
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[no JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
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particularly important after Twitter [removed the
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ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
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for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
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Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse
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Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In addition to
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respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average around 15 times lighter than
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Twitter, and in some cases serves pages faster.
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Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg. timelines load 2-4x faster).
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In the future a simple account system will be added that lets you follow Twitter
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users, allowing you to have a clean chronological timeline without needing a
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## Contact
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Feel free to join our Freenode IRC channel at #nitter, or our
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[Matrix channel](https://matrix.to/#/#nitter:matrix.org).
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Feel free to join our [Matrix channel](https://matrix.to/#/#nitter:matrix.org).
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