{
  "id": 3764241,
  "title": "Nitter might be no more, but Twitter is back (sort of)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nitter-might-be-no-more-but-twitter-is-back-sort-of-3764241",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:37:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/27/nitter-might-be-no-more-but-twitter-is-back-sort-of/5292949"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This weekend, Elon Musk's lawyers will remain busy as startup Operation Bluebird unveiled twitter.now, a social media platform competing with X. Operation Bluebird launched the platform during the same week Nitter received a cease-and-desist letter, marking another chapter in the ongoing debate over Twitter branding. Unlike Nitter, which enables users to view X content without an account, twitter.info is a standalone social media platform that requires users to sign up for a paid account. Users can then post and view posts, with a trust signal displayed on each post and the ability to control their feed. The service operates on a subscription model, with early access available for $20 and the \"Fighter\" tier at $40, adding a slingshot badge to the user's profile. The rationale behind the paid service is to deter bots and maintain independence, as opposed to other X alternatives like Bluesky or Mastodon. Operation Bluebird filed for the Twitter trademark last year, asserting that since Musk abandoned it in favor of X, it is now available for use. X filed a response, claiming that Twitter remains exclusively owned by X Corp, and the legal dispute continues without a resolution. Despite the ongoing litigation, Operation Bluebird remains confident in the outcome and launched twitter.now, stating, \"Twitter is a reclaimed brand.\" The team behind the platform emphasizes that it is not an attempt to resurrect the old Twitter platform, but rather a new service leveraging the familiar branding. The Register reached out to X for a comment on the situation but has yet to receive a response. With X's legal team having quashed XCancel and Nitter in recent weeks, it remains to be seen how X will respond to the challenge posed by twitter.now.",
  "summary": "Twitter.now aims to fill the bird-shaped hole left by X. For a fee",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}