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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Cool, now we'll get an influx into lemmy.world and I'll finally have a reason to abandon this account lol

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ok, I can export the settings of my profile, but how do I export posts and comments and transfer them to a new instance?

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Uh so where am I gonna go?

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Shout out to lemmy.sdf.org I've been a happy camper on this instance. Fair warning, they are not defederated from the typical lists, so you are responsible for curating your feed

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago
[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Going to be interesting seeing the community shift around. Thanks for all the hard work Lemm.ee admins.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Idk how viable it is, but I wish they had asked if someone wanted to take over and let them

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

If they couldn't find/trust additional admins, I don't see how they could've handed it off entirely...

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

well ig i have to move back to my thelemmy.club account

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this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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