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

  • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6117·
    3 days ago

    I wish a sincere “fuck you” to all the Russian trolls that caused this outcome.

      • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2914·
        3 days ago

        The post we are all commenting on? Moderator burnout doesn’t come from unicorn farts…

        Edit: in case you’re not actually here to sealion I encourage you to read through the modlog of lem.ee communities.

        • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
          251·
          3 days ago

          Oh I had no idea. But it makes sense, cause I never see any Russian troll shit on there*

            • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
              49·
              3 days ago

              What? Are you trying to claim that not all trolls are Russian government agents? You tankie!

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
            416·
            3 days ago

            Does it make sense though? Does it make sense that a niche English language social media instance war caused to shutdowns by “Russians”?

        • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          A stereotype existing doesn’t mean it isn’t true to some extent. If you blame one group for everything (in my area, most people blame Muslims due to the Australian stereotype for example), then that’s completely inexcusable, but blaming Russia, a country, for producing tons of bots is merely an observation of how life on the internet is. Personally, I’ve seen way more Russian bots than others.

        • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          33·
          2 days ago

          I get your point, some people do blame everything on certain groups, but this is about an internet stereotype, and everyone, or at least most people, know that stereotypes have to be true to some extent.

          I’ve come across my fair share of Russian trolls, which are the majority for my case, and next are American trolls.

          I’d assume that most of the people complaining about Russian trolls I’ve seen on Lemmy and other social media are from the USA or the EU, and for context, I’m from Australia, so it isn’t one specific area in the world that experiences it, it’s global, making it even more valid of a stereotype since it’s so omnipresent.

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
            45·
            2 days ago

            know that stereotypes have to be true to some extent.

            No actually, they don’t.

            I’ve come across my fair share of Russian trolls, which are the majority for my case

            Really? And how did you determine that? Because unless you actually had some way of verifying that they were “Russian trolls”, you’re just begging the question and assuming what you already believed.

            I’d assume that most of the people complaining about Russian trolls I’ve seen on Lemmy and other social media are from the USA or the EU, and for context, I’m from Australia

            In other words; people who are overwhelmingly more likely to be interacting with anglosphere trolls than Russian ones.

            so it isn’t one specific area in the world that experiences it

            A bunch of anglophones western countries is very much “one specific area in the world”

            since it’s so omnipresent.

            Is it? How exactly have you determined it to be “omnipresent”? Sounds like you’re just engaging in extremely circular reasoning.

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        2 days ago

        Nothing, they’re just one of those people who thinks everything is a Russian conspiracy