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Re:Nitter.net Has Disappeared by bsuvc on Saturday January 13, 2024 @10:15PM (#38987082)
I don't think this limitation is exclusive to Apple though.

As far as I know, there is no way to edit a hosts file on Android either. Is there?

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Re:Nitter.net Has Disappeared by mminer237 on Saturday January 13, 2024 @10:34PM (#38987195)
Not without root
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Re:Nitter.net Has Disappeared by realusername on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:23AM (#38988028)
I still consider it an Android bug that it isn't possible, even after all these years. The permission model on Android is pure nonsense.
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Re:Nitter.net Has Disappeared by fsflover on Sunday January 14, 2024 @09:51AM (#38990894)
You can do it on a GNU/Linux phone though (sent from my Librem 5).
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Re:Nitter.net Has Disappeared by KomoD on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:55PM (#38993252)
Well... not directly without root, but you can host a DNS Server on Android and use it if you wanted to
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