"They will inevitably all disappear in time." Years ago HN commenters were making the same comment when most Nitter instances were abandoned Meanwhile nitter.

"They will inevitably all disappear in time." Years ago HN commenters were making the same comment when most Nitter instances were abandoned Meanwhile nitter.poast.org kept working for years Then xcancel.com appeared When there is no longer a method for an internet subscriber to read Twitter/X without the subscriber creating an account on Twitter/X (and "logging in"), then the subscriber can use a headless browser But that time has not yet come, and no HN commenter has succeeded in predicting when exactly that time will come The disappearance of "ad blockers" as browser extensions/add-ons may be "inevitable" Unlike Nitter, we don't see HN commenters trying to downplay their usefulness Free internet "services" disappear all the time, for a variety of reasons For example, https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/