[Freedombox-discuss] Fwd: Nitter - A Twitter Frontend Without Javascript That You Can Host For Others

[hjenkins]

It seems likely to be shut down by Twitter at the API end once it 
becomes sufficiently popular. It would be interesting if it could also 
have Twitter-like functionality entirely independent of Twitter, so you 
could use it to mirror your tweeting (and any appropriately-licensed 
tweeting) to Twitter and one or more open alternatives:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse#Fediverse_software_platforms

I'd be very happy to see some organizations using something like that.


On 2021-11-13 20:28, Sandy Harris wrote:
> Worth including?
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:02 AM
> Subject: Nitter - A Twitter Frontend Without Javascript That You Can
> Host For Others
> To: <cypherpunks at cpunks.org>
> 
> 
> https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
> 
> A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on 
> privacy.
> Inspired by the Invidious project.
> 
>     No JavaScript or ads
>     All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
>     Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
>     Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account 
> required)
>     Lightweight (for @nim_lang, 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com)
>     RSS feeds
>     Themes
>     Mobile support (responsive design)
>     AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
> 
> Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can
> browse Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In
> addition to respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average around 15
> times lighter than Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg.
> timelines load 2-4x faster).
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Freedombox-discuss mailing list
> Freedombox-discuss at alioth-lists.debian.net
> https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss