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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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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The settings import / export feature is extremely cool.

Reminds me of the many times I was banned from reddit for no good reason and then had to reset every one of my subs. So much easier, and just goes to back up the decentralized philosophy of lemmy.

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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 25 points 1 month ago (19 children)
[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'd recommend going to lemmy.zip or lemmy.ca. They work almost exactly the same as lemm.ee, and you can interact with the same content.

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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago

One of the best instances that was up. Sad to hear about it shutting down :/

[–] LastmonKingambit@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

im going to miss lemmee also this is going to led to more lemmy.world centralization sadly

[–] SorteKanin 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would hope that the users would not go immediately to lemmy.world, but rather other instances. But you may be right unfortunately

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[–] ganryuzt@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Reddit refugee here, can someone recommend to me a place that is not heavily censored but also not filled with racists and white supremacists?

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago

I almost joined you. Thank you for all you did and I'm sad to see you go. I guess there's a reason why it's not that toxic on Lemmy, you guys were/are taking the brunt of it.

[–] pero@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (14 children)

This hits so deep.

Where can I migrate to? I want a similar instance, that doesn't block other instances, instead lets users decide what content they see on their frontpage, as how lemm.ee did it.

I'd be very glad for any suggestions...

(edit: ended up migrating to lemmy.zip . Thanks everyone for your suggestions!)

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[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (9 children)

aww man, this is actually depressing. Hope Lemmy as a whole grows back better after this blows over. o7

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 month ago (9 children)

I know that instance had a policy of trying not to defederate from anything (unless very necessary). Is there another instance like this that will not be shutting down?

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[–] happy_wheels@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago

So long, and thanks for all the fish! o7

[–] Owlboi@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (13 children)

as someone who barely understands this whole fediverse stuff and had a difficult enough time just choosing and getting into an instance after leaving reddit, what does this mean for me?

is my account and all its posts, comments, activity and bookmarks just gonna be gone?

can that stuff be imported into a different instance?

this sounds like a huge pain in the ass, and my plan in picking a bigger instance in the hope it wouldnt just go off the rails or shut down apparently backfired.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

I was taking a break from browsing lemmy the last few days and just saw this. I'm absolutely devastated. I knew the admins were looking for new mods and such but never knew it was this severe. I don't think I could've spent my time doing this work but I definitely could've given a few dollars if that helped.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 18 points 1 month ago
[–] edythecullen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Such a shame. 💔

[–] SorteKanin 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well that's sudden and unexpected. Was there any calls for admins? I'm sort of surprised that lemm.ee couldn't find enough volunteers with their sizable user base.

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