From the why-not-load-even-more-crap department, data consumption of loading a single tweet in Twitter vs. Nitter.

  • Twitter: 96 requests, 9.31 MB / 5.65 MB transferred, Finish: 9.74 s
  • Nitter: 9 requests, 63.27 KB / 39.35 KB transferred, Finish: 5.51 s

Photo finish:

Screenshot of tweet on Twitter, network tab in Firefox Web Developer Tools

Figure 1: Screenshot of tweet on Twitter, network tab in Firefox Web Developer Tools

Screenshot of tweet on Nitter, network tab in Firefox Web Developer Tools

Figure 2: Screenshot of tweet on Nitter, network tab in Firefox Web Developer Tools

Tests performed with cache disabled, uBlock origin enabled, but then again: 5.65 MB for one tweet? Homework assignment: Calculate the time for loading this tweet on Twitter using a 56k modem.