X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping - TechCrunch
TechCrunch is reporting on the story above. It caught our attention because it may affect readers checking their internet or a specific service on SpeedTestTools right now.
Many people rely on lightweight, alternative tools to view social media posts quickly without logging into an account or loading heavy, cluttered pages. When platforms take legal steps against these third-party projects, links that used to open seamlessly can suddenly stop working. If a page fails to load, it is easy to assume your home Wi-Fi is acting up, even though the viewer itself is actually the problem.
If you use alternative viewers and start seeing blank screens or timeout errors, check whether other websites load normally on your device. Try visiting standard web pages or running a quick connection check. If everything else loads without delay, your broadband is working properly, and the third-party viewer is simply down. For now, you will need to open those links through the official platform directly to read the content.
A broken page does not always mean your internet is failing, so test a few everyday websites before troubleshooting your router.
- Run a quick speed test — get concrete numbers before assuming it's your ISP.
- Open the Down Detector board to see which major services are actually having issues right now.
- If numbers look off, walk through the Fix-My-Internet checklist — most issues clear in the first two steps.