I've seen it too.
This is one of their "Growth Hacks".
Can't read Twitter at all without an account
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Re: Can't read Twitter at all without an account
#12I still be able to read and scroll Twitter feeds if I clear Twitter’s cookie or disabled cookie .
Re: Can't read Twitter at all without an account
#13Just use nitter.net
nitter.net (or any other Nitter instance) is excellent for desktop. Nitter (instances) should offer RSS feeds, so you don't even have to use a browser to keep yourself up to date on any public Twitter account.
However, even though Nitter instances are much lighter to load in browsers (for both desktop and mobile) compared to the native Twitter webpage, you may also benefit from Fritter, an open source frontend app for Android. (I don't know of any open source alternatives on iOS.)
Fritter homepage: https://fritter.cc/ GitHub repo: https://github.com/jonjomckay/fritter Play Store listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jonjomckay... F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jonjomckay.fritter/
Re: Can't read Twitter at all without an account
#14I was getting frustrated by this, as my main engagement with Twitter is clicking on links to tweets that people share elsewhere - so I used the excellent 1Blocker app on iOS to block all twitter.com cookies. This worked for the past few months to allow nag-free browsing but as of this week it looks like you need to HAVE a twitter.com cookie to browse back through a users timeline.
I get that Twitter is a company with shareholders which needs to collect analytics to sell more ads and make more money, but what a shame that this walled garden is closing in even more.