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Lets you browse Twitter without being logged in and not getting the constant "you need to log in to keep reading!!" wall of messages. It just calls in to their

Lets you browse Twitter without being logged in and not getting the constant "you need to log in to keep reading!!" wall of messages. It just calls in to their API and builds a similar experience as the real site.

kgodey 4y ago
The "you need to log in to keep reading!" prompts on Twitter seem to be gone now.
- tech234a 4y ago
  Yep, removing it was an important goal for George Hotz https://twitter.com/realgeorgehotz/status/1595259161205301248 https://twitter.com/realgeorgehotz/status/159525916120530124...
  - matheusmoreira 4y ago
    I clicked that link and got three near fullscreen dialogs one after the other: sign up nag screen, turn on notifications nag screen and sign in with Google prompt. I just wanted to see geohot's post but apparently whoever's in charge of Twitter user interface just can't help themselves. If they break nitter, I'm not coming back.
  - koyote 4y ago
    Although I applaud the goal (I browse away from twitter whenever the login popup appears) I think it's a bit funny that you need someone of geohot's calibre to remove a "feature" that most probably sits behind a single switch/condition somewhere.
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  - timeon 4y ago
    Apparently I'm one of unlucky 1% then. Not only it is still there - there is also another one.
- _jal 4y ago
  I thought that too, for a while. But I was getting them earlier today. I wonder if any of this is intentional.
yakubin 4y ago
Not only that. Its UI is more legible. With standard Twitter UI I often do not notice where those "threads" end, and where Twitter's algorithmic suggestions begin; and that I should have stopped in between and clicked a little link to see more of the thread. With Nitter, a larger portion of thread is shown from the start, and just shows a clearly visible link at the bottom to another page, if there's more. It doesn't try to hook you on its algorithmic suggestions to boost engagement.

kgodey 4y ago

The "you need to log in to keep reading!" prompts on Twitter seem to be gone now.

tech234a 4y ago
Yep, removing it was an important goal for George Hotz https://twitter.com/realgeorgehotz/status/1595259161205301248 https://twitter.com/realgeorgehotz/status/159525916120530124...
- matheusmoreira 4y ago
  I clicked that link and got three near fullscreen dialogs one after the other: sign up nag screen, turn on notifications nag screen and sign in with Google prompt. I just wanted to see geohot's post but apparently whoever's in charge of Twitter user interface just can't help themselves. If they break nitter, I'm not coming back.
- koyote 4y ago
  Although I applaud the goal (I browse away from twitter whenever the login popup appears) I think it's a bit funny that you need someone of geohot's calibre to remove a "feature" that most probably sits behind a single switch/condition somewhere.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
- timeon 4y ago
  Apparently I'm one of unlucky 1% then. Not only it is still there - there is also another one.
_jal 4y ago
I thought that too, for a while. But I was getting them earlier today. I wonder if any of this is intentional.

yakubin 4y ago

Not only that. Its UI is more legible. With standard Twitter UI I often do not notice where those "threads" end, and where Twitter's algorithmic suggestions begin; and that I should have stopped in between and clicked a little link to see more of the thread. With Nitter, a larger portion of thread is shown from the start, and just shows a clearly visible link at the bottom to another page, if there's more. It doesn't try to hook you on its algorithmic suggestions to boost engagement.