Nitter says it will continue despite X Corp’s cease-and-desist
THE SO WHAT
Open-source front-ends like Nitter are stress-testing how far platforms can extend control beyond their own UI. If you depend on unofficial clients or scrapers for monitoring or analytics, treat them as ephemeral surfaces and design for rapid deprecation.
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