## Hey everyone We’re really sorry to say this, but lemm.ee [http://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
[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
[http://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 [http://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 [http://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 [http://lemm.ee] team
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.
Why couldn’t they just leave it be? People can block anyone that they don’t want to see posts from. Is it really that important to have an army of people banning anyone who they disagree with?
What else do the admin team do other than ban people and remove posts and comments?
Not providing a platform for activities that harm society (e.g. scams, disinformation).
Not providing a platform for activities that will get you sued or prosecuted (e.g. piracy, child porn).
They had to pay a considerable amount for the service.
On social media, putting the burden of blocking on a million users is naive because:
Blocks can be worked around with bots, someone has to actively fight circumvention.
Some users don’t have the time to block, simply conclude “this is a hostile environment” and leave.
Some users fall for scams / believe the disinfo.
I have once helped others build an anonymous mix network (I2P). I’m also an anarchist. On Lemmy however, support decentralization, defederating from instances that have bad policies or corrupt management, and harsh moderation. Because the operator of a Lemmy instance is fully exposed.
Experience has shown that total freedom is a suitable policy for apps that support 1-to-1 conversations via short text messages. Everything else invites too much abuse. If it’s public, it will have rules. If it’s totally private, it can have total freedom.
Why couldn’t they just leave it be? People can block anyone that they don’t want to see posts from. Is it really that important to have an army of people banning anyone who they disagree with?
What else do the admin team do other than ban people and remove posts and comments?
On social media, putting the burden of blocking on a million users is naive because:
I have once helped others build an anonymous mix network (I2P). I’m also an anarchist. On Lemmy however, support decentralization, defederating from instances that have bad policies or corrupt management, and harsh moderation. Because the operator of a Lemmy instance is fully exposed.
Experience has shown that total freedom is a suitable policy for apps that support 1-to-1 conversations via short text messages. Everything else invites too much abuse. If it’s public, it will have rules. If it’s totally private, it can have total freedom.
This exactly.
As the anecdote puts it, once you start tolerating Nazis in your bar, it becomes a Nazi bar.
They poison the space, and the regular folks leave.
Exactly, the censorship and banning on there was ridiculous.