# My instance

**This instance is running a fork, whose source can be found at**
<https://git.eir-nya.gay/eir/nitter>.

My fork is based on [Cynthia Foxwell's fork](https://gitlab.com/Cynosphere/nitter).
Nitter is created by Zedeus, whose source can be found at <https://github.com/zedeus/nitter>.

The rest of this page is copied from Cynthia's fork:

>	# About
>
>	Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on
>	privacy and performance.
>
>	* No JavaScript or ads
>	* All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
>	* Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
>	* Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)
>	* Lightweight (for [@nim_lang](/nim_lang), 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com)
>	* RSS feeds
>	* Themes
>	* Mobile support (responsive design)
>	* AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted (source code below)
>
>	Nitter's GitHub wiki contains
>	[instances](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances) and
>	[browser extensions](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Extensions)
>	maintained by the community.
>
>	### Fork features by Cynthia Foxwell
>
>	* Localized following via cookies (list exportable and editable in preferences)
>	* Image zooming/carousel (requires JavaScript)
>	* Up to date Twitter features, e.g. Community Notes
>	* Embeds for chat services on-par with services like [FxTwitter](https://github.com/FixTweet/FxTwitter) and [vxTwitter](https://github.com/dylanpdx/BetterTwitFix)
>
>	## Why use Nitter?
>
>	It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. For privacy-minded
>	folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but
>	apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind
>	a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your
>	[browser's fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/),
>	[no JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
>	particularly important after Twitter [removed the
>	ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
>	for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
>
>	Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse
>	Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In addition to
>	respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average around 15 times lighter than
>	Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg. timelines load 2-4x faster).
>
>	## Donating
>
>	Even though I could be selfish and point people to donate to me instead of
>	Zedeus, it would be disrespectful.
>
>	GitHub Sponsors: <https://github.com/sponsors/zedeus> \
>	Donations go to zedeus, original creator of Nitter.
>
>	Liberapay: <https://liberapay.com/zedeus> \
>	Patreon: <https://patreon.com/nitter> \
>	BTC: bc1qp7q4qz0fgfvftm5hwz3vy284nue6jedt44kxya \
>	ETH: 0x66d84bc3fd031b62857ad18c62f1ba072b011925 \
>	LTC: ltc1qhsz5nxw6jw9rdtw9qssjeq2h8hqk2f85rdgpkr \
>	XMR: 42hKayRoEAw4D6G6t8mQHPJHQcXqofjFuVfavqKeNMNUZfeJLJAcNU19i1bGdDvcdN6romiSscWGWJCczFLe9RFhM3d1zpL
>
>	## Credits
>
>	* Zedeus for this project
>	* PrivacyDevel, cmj, and taskylizard for keeping this project alive with forks after the main repo went inactive
>	* Every other contributors who've committed to the main repo in the past
>
>	## To any law enforcement agencies and copyright holders
>
>	**All illegal content should be reported to Twitter directly.** This service is
>	merely a proxy of Twitter and no content is hosted on this server. Do not waste
>	your time contacting internet service providers, hosting providers and/or domain
>	registrars.
>
>	If you would like more context, you can read about this exact issue happening to
>	[PussTheCat.org's instance](https://pussthecat.org/nitter/).
>
>	I emplore all Nitter instance hosts to not enable media proxying, even if it
>	"phones home" to Twitter's CDN (which doesn't really pose a tracking risk and
>	breaks videos anyways), as it [has been used as an attack vector to take down
>	nitter.net](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1150#issuecomment-1890855255).