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We will explain quickly how to follow Twitter/X accounts with #Fedilab.

- Open the main menu > Manage timelines
- Tap on the + button at the top right
- In the pop-up, enter usernames (space or comma between them)
- Once the timeline is pinned at the top, you can long press the tab to change the name or add/remove followed accounts.

Screenshot from "Manage timelines" after taping on the + icon at the top right.
A pop-up is displayed with the ability to enter usernames space or comma between them.
The radio button "Twitter accounts" is selected

Screenshot of the Twitter timeline. Messages of two different accounts are displayed.

When long pressing the tab, it is possible to change the column name and manage accounts.

When long pressing the tab, it is possible to change followed accounts.

Mar 04, 2025, 11:01 PM·

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**Noodlez** @noodlez1232@fosstodon.org · Mar 4

Mar 4

Noodlez @noodlez1232@fosstodon.org

@apps
Earlier you mentioned a Nitter instance hosted by you. How do we go about using that?

Also, a missing step is to enable Nitter n
in the Privacy settings (Didn't work for me prior).

**Fedilab Apps** @apps · Mar 4

Mar 4

Fedilab Apps @apps

@noodlez1232
Our instance does not work via the web though it is hosted at https://nitter.fedilab.app
For following accounts you don't need extra steps, but it is available only in the last beta release.

**wortezimmer** @wortezimmer@ruhr.social · Mar 4

Mar 4

wortezimmer @wortezimmer@ruhr.social

@apps
Guess it's time to move back to Tusky.

**Fedilab Apps** @apps · Mar 4

Mar 4

Fedilab Apps @apps

@wortezimmer
Good choice. But if it is only about this feature, it was built as a helper for migrating.

**Erika Ensign** @HollyGoDarkly@wandering.shop · Mar 4

Mar 4

Erika Ensign @HollyGoDarkly@wandering.shop

@apps Does this add an actual "follower" to the Twitter account? or rack up page views for Twitter?

There are some accounts there I'd really like to see, but I want to limit how much I do anything that looks like "support" for the site

**Fedilab Apps** @apps · Mar 4

Mar 4

Fedilab Apps @apps

@HollyGoDarkly
No, this is more like "spying an account". You will have no interactions and the app will never communicate with Twitter/X servers.
Our Nitter service will communicate with Twitter servers and you will get messages through it.

**Erika Ensign** @HollyGoDarkly@wandering.shop · Mar 4

Mar 4

Erika Ensign @HollyGoDarkly@wandering.shop

@apps Thank you for the explanation!

**John K** @snork303@toot.community · Mar 4

Mar 4

John K @snork303@toot.community

@apps
Is the Nitter service considered a "user" from Twitter's perspective?

@HollyGoDarkly

**Fedilab Apps** @apps · Mar 4

Mar 4

Fedilab Apps @apps

@snork303
Yes, because under the scene, Nitter needs a Twitter account to work. But for the final user using the service, there is no connection with Twitter.
@HollyGoDarkly

**John K** @snork303@toot.community · Mar 5

Mar 5

John K @snork303@toot.community

@apps
Thanks. So if I and @HollyGoDarkly and any other Fedilab users take advantage of this spy, we are one single user. Thanks for the service. I'll contemplate using it.

**John K** @snork303@toot.community · Mar 4

Mar 4

John K @snork303@toot.community

@HollyGoDarkly
These are exactly my feelings. I got it working on my Fedilab, but if it makes any sort of indication that I'm a user of Twitter on its bottom line I'll easily live without.

@apps

**Nordafrica** @sousse@anonsys.net · Mar 4

Mar 4

Nordafrica @sousse@anonsys.net

@apps Thank you for the work you do

**FreydNot** @FreydNot@lor.sh · Mar 5

Mar 5

FreydNot @FreydNot@lor.sh

@apps
What beta version is required? I've got the latest from fdroid (3.30.0-beta-2) but when I add an account it says "No timelines was found on this instance!"