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Re:XCancel also down, at least for time being by apparent on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @09:46PM (#49443184)
It's possible that the lack of these alternatives will decrease engagement enough that Twitter would loosen these rules. Perhaps not that likely, but it's possible.
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Re:XCancel also down, at least for time being by PowerElectronix on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @04:46AM (#49445777)
I'd say that's practically a given. Everyone that wants to have an account already has one, everyone else will not make an account just because they are bothered into making one.

Nitter and xcancel traffic must be negligible, they're doing this just to pretend they're doing stuff to justify their legal department wages.

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Re:XCancel also down, at least for time being by account42 on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @05:57AM (#49446378)
Would be funny if this backfires and results in consequences/restrictions for their own (AI) scraping.
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