Some of you may know that some specific instances have continued working for a while now (e.g. nitter.poast.org) thanks to them using account tokens.

Well - now the official instance also seems to be back online and using that method too. Haven’t seen many people talk about this so I figured I should post it :).

https://github.com/zedeus/nitter

  • remotelove@lemmy.ca
    34·
    3 days ago

    I suspect many people aren’t talking about this because many Lemmy users don’t use the platform.

    Just use an alternative service instead of trying to find more ways to use Musks personal propaganda platform. Honesly, It makes more sense to open up apps like this again, quietly, since it was was a serious strategic flaw to block it in the first place.

    I don’t disagree with the concept of this front end, but there are just better options out there.

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      8·
      3 days ago

      I second this. Him being able to go to his shareholders and show off engagement metrics just helps prop up his special brand of fascism.

  • brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 days ago

    I can honestly say Ive never used x or twitter. I absolutely hate the format and it seems like a waste of life to scroll through a feed reading quick snippets of text.

    At least with a reddit or Lemmy style social media platform, I can click on the text snippet and be brought to a more in depth post about it. And it’s simple to navigate replies for useful information.

    Twitter is like somebody yelling something from a megaphone, then a crowd of people screaming over them randomly.

    Discord is the next platform that needs to die. Online forums were perfect for what they did, then discord came along and now it’s a nightmare to comb through any type of community or support system for useful information. Again, people screaming into the void…

    • ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      2 days ago

      Discord is great (ignoring privacy concerns) for playing games and chatting with some friends. But, it’s crazy that so many people seem to think it’s good for more public information sharing and support.

  • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
    10·
    3 days ago

    Thanks for the heads up. The next challenge is finding anything of value on the platform.

  • kevincox@lemmy.ml
    4·
    3 days ago

    Nice. There were a few comics that I followed on Twitter due to lack of them posting other places. But it is nice to know that if I find another account that I am actually interested in I will be able to get a feed.