X Corp has just sent cease and desist letters to the open-source project Nitter, a lightweight, tracker-free alternative to Twitter/X. Nitter allowed users to view tweets without an account or advertising surveillance. Hiroshi assesses what is shutting down, why, and what alternatives remain.
Aug 27, 2026 3 1
YouTube Premium raises prices for European subscribers. This increase comes as the platform ramps up restrictions on ad blockers and seeks to convert free users to paid subscriptions.
Aug 21, 2026 8 2
An acid tweet highlights the paradox: Aaron Swartz, co-creator of RSS, was prosecuted to the point of suicide for "scraping" academic articles. Today, Meta massively scrapes the web to train its AIs—without legal consequences.
Aug 20, 2026 16 4
The Swiss editor known for its privacy-focused email and VPN services announces its intention to enter the browser market. An ambitious project in a market dominated by established players.
Aug 6, 2026 23 3
A Show HN that delivers: TTS and STT locally, in a tab, for free. We test it.
Jul 19, 2026 3 1
The Texas Attorney General has suspended a domain for non-compliance with an age verification law. This is not a fine, it's a seizure of the infrastructure - and it opens a door that censorship has been waiting for.
Jul 18, 2026 17 3
The French-speaking court of Brussels has blocked 113 domains of pirate sites (wawacity, zone-telechargement...). Operators have anticipated and are migrating to unlikely TLDs. Quick summary + what this changes.
Jul 17, 2026 13 3
