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## Why
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][Fingerprint],
[no JavaScript required][JavaScript]. This all became
particularly important after Twitter [removed the
ability][Advertisers]
for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled.
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).
For privacy - minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics <br>
and IP - based tracking is important, but apart from using <br>
a VPN and uBlock / uMatrix, it's impossible.
In the future a simple account system will be added that lets you follow Twitter
users, allowing you to have a clean chronological timeline without needing a
Twitter account.
Despite being behind a VPN and using heavy-duty <br>
ad - blockers, you can get accurately tracked with <br>
your browser's **[Fingerprint]**, no **[JavaScript]** required.
This all became particularly important after Twitter <br>
removed the ability for users to control whether <br>
their data gets sent to **[Advertisers]**.
<br>
### Nitter
Using an instance of Nitter, hosted on a VPS for example, <br>
you can browse Twitter without JavaScript while retaining <br>
your privacy.
In addition to respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average <br>
around 15 times lighter than Twitter and in most cases it <br>
serves pages faster ( timelines load `2 - 4` times faster )
In the future a simple account system will be added that <br>
lets you follow Twitter users, allowing you to have a clean <br>
chronological timeline without needing a Twitter account.
<br>
<br>