X filed a cease-and-desist against Nitter last month. X appears to have successfully taken down two services that let people read the platform's posts from outside its own site and app. Nitter is an open-source platform that allowed people to read posts without being logged into X or having an X account. It also powered other services like XCancel.

Nitter and its brethren provided a more private way to view X posts without ads or tracking cookies, and allowed people to stay aware of information shared on the platform without adding to the user counts of the Elon Musk-owned service. In August, X sent a cease-and-desist to Nitter, accusing it of "unlawful use and circumvention of X's Application Programming Interface (API) and associated data."

Both Nitter and XCancel briefly shut down after receiving the cease-and-desist, but returned to business earlier in September. Over the last few days, though, the pair has gone dark again. Nitter's Git Hub repository was archived and moved into read-only mode on September 11, and yesterday XCancel posted a statement that said service was suspended.

The message from XCancel cited "a new development in the ongoing legal proceedings" and added "We can't share more details." Users will have to wait and see if the platforms can fend off the legal action or if the suspensions will become permanent shutdowns.