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X Corp Orders Nitter Off With 24-Hour Deadline

8/27/2026

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Summary

Story summary

U.S. X Corp sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter and XCancel demanding they stop operations.
The letters, delivered on Aug. 24, 2026, set a compliance deadline of 5 p.m. EST on Aug. 25.
X Corp’s lawyers invoked the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act and the Lanham Act as legal grounds.
Nitter maintainer Zedeus said the site is offline, development halted, and he is seeking legal advice.

History

Historical Context

In May 1998 the DOJ and twenty states sued Microsoft for bundling Internet Explorer with Windows, claiming illegal monopoly power. The D.C. Circuit’s 2001 ruling kept the factual findings, creating a precedent for applying antitrust outcomes to later platform conflicts. In August 2026 X Corp. invoked that precedent, using the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act and Lanham Act to seek Nitter’s temporary shutdown.

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Story summary

U.S. X Corp sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter and XCancel demanding they stop operations.
The letters, delivered on Aug. 24, 2026, set a compliance deadline of 5 p.m. EST on Aug. 25.
X Corp’s lawyers invoked the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act and the Lanham Act as legal grounds.
Nitter maintainer Zedeus said the site is offline, development halted, and he is seeking legal advice.

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