X Corp sent C&Ds on Aug 24 & Sep 8 demanding permanent takedown of all Nitter instances + the repo.
The Sep 7 update claiming legal representation was based on false assurances: no counsel in place rn.
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zedeus on HN: "I was misled by an individual who claimed to be helping the Nitter project pro bono with a team of lawyers. He made up a timeline of events that sounded mostly believable".
https://stasher.news/uploads/744
Looks like a bad-faith actor already tried to insert themselves into the situation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043135
They're seeking real funding & legal help now!
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It seems like nowadays between the pervasive ad (and non ad) surveillance network, how bad companies are with your info, and how corporations and gov entities will destroy you for things that are completely morally OK and probably legal, you basically have to live like a ghost or hunted criminal just to conduct yourself with any semblance of freedom.
For a project like this he honestly should have had the OPSEC of someone running a DNM. Sad times we live in.
using monero and an actual VPN like Mullvad is just basic Internet hygiene at this point. Unfortunately, most people are very filthy.
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If you aim to disrupt the status quo, build pseudonymously, be like Satoshi. It’s lonelier, harder, and lacks podcast fame, but it’s your only chance to finish your work without imaginary entities wasting your limited lifetime on real struggles. Support those who tried openly🙏🧵
Thanks for sharing.