[X Demands Permanent Shutdown of Open-Source Third-Party Client Nitter, Accusing It of Illegally Scraping Platform Data] Odaily Planet Daily News: X has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the open-source third-party X frontend project Nitter, demanding the permanent shutdown of Nitter-related instances and the removal of the project's code repository. Currently, nitter.net has gone offline, and project development has been temporarily halted, with the developer seeking legal advice. X accuses Nitter of illegally using and bypassing its API, scraping X platform data, accessing accounts and sessions, and violating platform rules and relevant laws. X has demanded that Nitter cease operations by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on August 25. Nitter allows users to view public posts without logging into an X account, while removing ads, tracking cookies, and JavaScript. (TechCrunch)