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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65824884

Hey everyone

We’re really sorry to say this, but lemm.ee will be shutting down on June 30, 2025.

What you need to know

As of now:

  • New user registrations are disabled
  • Creating new communities is disabled

What you should do:

  • You can export your settings at https://lemm.ee/settings to take them with you to another instance.
  • If you're moving to another instance, consider adding a note to your lemm.ee profile with your new username. Your old profile will still be visible from other instances even after we go offline.
  • Alternatively, if you want to delete your lemm.ee profile, now is the best time to do it, so the deletion can federate out before we go offline.
  • If you're one of the folks supporting us with a recurring donation, please remember to cancel it (Ko-Fi donations should have been cancelled automatically already). Our leftover funds are already enough to cover our bills for next month, so we can keep things running without any more support.

Because of how Lemmy is built, everything posted on lemm.ee will still be accessible from other instances, even after we go offline.

Why this is happening

The key reason is that we just don’t have enough people on the admin team to keep the place running. Most of the admin team has stepped down, mostly due to burnout, and finding replacements hasn’t worked out.

The sad reality is that while there are a lot of great people on Lemmy, there are also some who use the platform to attack others, stir up conflict, or actively try to undermine the project. Admins are volunteers who deal with the latter group on a constant basis, this takes a mental toll. Please understand why our admins chose to step down, and be kind to the admins on whatever instance you decide to join.


We know this sucks. We're genuinely sorry it’s ending like this. Thank you to everyone who spent time here and helped make it better.

– lemm.ee team

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[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

On the topic of admjn burnout, I find it ridiculous that we choose to put so much burden on instance and community admins. Why don't people just utilize their block functions instead of expecting admins to clean up bad posts and users as fast as possible?

Not saying admins should do nothing, but it should be sufficient for an admin to only do what's absolutely necessary to keep the instance alive (including removal of illegal content). Anything else should be considered extra credit and no one should be entertained complaining about it.

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[–] lasers4eyes@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

Very unfortunate, lemm.ee had a real promise of being a flagship lemmy instance.

Bit of an off topic question though, as someone who really has no knowledge on software development, what are the chances lemmy as a whole could fork?

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[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I moderate a community. Do I need to move that community? Or can I just give it over to my new account?

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[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I volunteered to mod and the admins didn't contact me. So I thought they had enough people.

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[–] detun3d@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

I'll need some time to find where to migrate, if at all. Lemm.ee was very well managed and I would've gladly volunteered to help out. My bad for not paying closer attention sooner.

[–] kyle@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well now I feel awful for not helping when they needed admins :( I don't manage servers or even have experience managing communities.

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[–] clot27@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago
[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Thank you for been there

[–] ivanovsky@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Soon to be homeless noob here, shopping for a new home. Is there an easy way to see what instance X has defederated from? I'm looking for an instance that doesn't defederate much (as I just aggressively block the specific communities inside of questionable instances). Looking for an instance with few technical issues/downtime that doesn't defederate from NSFW/piracy, etc

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