XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp

Re:XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp by dimitarbogdanov on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:33AM (#49448891)

I know it is Meta-owned and is just as algorithmic, but Threads is a breath of fresh air in terms of access - the website is pratically the same in terms of UX as the app, and it does not require an account to browse at all. Just thought it'd be worth mentioning.

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Re:XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp by rwmj on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:48AM (#49449131)

I assume only because Meta have forgotten about it or haven't got around to closing it down yet.

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Re:XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp by ragnese on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @12:14PM (#49451614)

Nah, it's just the standard enshitification playbook. It'll start out nice, open, useful, fun; then once they have enough users and the network effect kicks in, they'll lock it down and turn it into a weapon against its users. Happens every time.

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Re:XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp by strenholme on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @10:40AM (#49450054)

Actually, the correct solution is Mastodon, which is an open protocol which can not become a walled garden the way Threads (based on Meta’s activity with Instagram and Facebook) will inevitably become a walled garden.

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Re:XCancel and Nitter are receiving C&D letters from XCorp by linuxftw on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:57AM (#49449285)

You gotta build the garden before you build the walls.

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