{"id":273379,"date":"2024-02-19T04:15:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326417"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:03:16","slug":"you-can-no-longer-access-twitter-without-an-account-elon-musk-has-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/you-can-no-longer-access-twitter-without-an-account-elon-musk-has-won\/","title":{"rendered":"You can no longer access Twitter without an account: Elon Musk has won"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An open-source project that allowed viewing tweets without having to go to the website or app has closed down, as<strong> Elon Musk&#8217;s changes seem to have closed all possible ways to access the Twitter network without an account.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nitter offered an alternative front-end to Twitter, but it has been causing trouble for months. Nitter.net, the official instance of Nitter, stopped working a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Nitter has come to an end: it has been a fun journey. Twitter blocked the last known way to access its network without a user account,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/nitter.cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"said the NoLog update.\">said the NoLog update.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1K9k5LmpaB\">https:\/\/t.co\/1K9k5LmpaB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ars Technica (@arstechnica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arstechnica\/status\/1758197295068160021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users reported that many instances of Nitter stopped working about eight months ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/if-you-share-your-ps4-and-ps5-games-on-twitter-we-have-very-bad-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"when Twitter (now called X) imposed new restrictions on the API\">when Twitter (now called X) imposed new restrictions on the API<\/a>. Some instances remained online with temporary solutions, which no longer work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Most Nitter servers used a technique that involved generating lots of temporary tokens to access the content, but now that route is also blocked,&#8221; says the NoLog update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter limited &#8220;any access that cannot be monetized&#8221; and NoLog says that their service Nitter was designed to maintain user privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another based project down<br>Thank you for your work <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nitter<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0JgofI7EDa\">pic.twitter.com\/0JgofI7EDa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; raje3 mn l9ber (@raje338718) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raje338718\/status\/1758091159350444228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As for what Nitter users should do now, the NoLog post had a recommendation:<\/strong> &#8220;Do not trust corporations, especially those where an egomaniac has all the power. Use open-source and community-driven solutions if you can (like Mastodon)&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NoLog accepts donations and offers other services,<\/strong> such as sharing files with end-to-end encryption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t trust corporations, especially those where an egomaniac holds all the power. 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