From 09c4720f2b4803b31348eb36d3ef26a093fc6b53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ElectronicsArchiver <85485984+ElectronicsArchiver@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 09:43:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Formatted Why Section --- README.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8b2efa3..76d96bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -74,24 +74,35 @@ Inspired by the **[Invidious]** project. ## 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
+and IP - based tracking is important, but apart from using
+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
+ad - blockers, you can get accurately tracked with
+your browser's **[Fingerprint]**, no **[JavaScript]** required. + +This all became particularly important after Twitter
+removed the ability for users to control whether
+their data gets sent to **[Advertisers]**. + +
+ +### Nitter + +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 it
+serves pages faster ( timelines load `2 - 4` times faster ) + +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.