Time to unblock lemmit.online? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by SomethingWentWrong@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

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lemmit.online is a controversial lemmy server since its sole purpose is to run a bot that mirrors reddit posts to lemmy. Previous discussion 3 years ago about whether to block it: https://lemmy.ca/post/1380644

Currently it is blocked from lemmy.ca and I would like to unblock it to ease weaning off reddit gradually. If I can use lemmy.ca as my main site with links off to reddit on occassion I don't need to use reddit anymore to browse but just drop in for a specific post of interest.

The main complaint is it can fill up the all category with high volume of low interaction posts. This can be dealt with on a per user basis by blocking either the lemmit.online instance or blocking the bot@lemmit.online user.

Looking at the top 10 lemmy instances on https://fedidb.com/software/lemmy here's who allows or blocks the lemmit.online instance:

lemmy.world        ✅
lemmy.ml           ✅
sh.itjust.works    ✅
lemmy.dbzer0.com   ✅
lemmy.ca           ❌
programming.dev    ✅
lemmy.zip          ✅
lemmy.blahaj.zone  ❓
ttrpg.network      ✅
lemmy.one          ✅

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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I will note that since that previous discussion, Lemmy has improved the functionality that lets an individual user block entire instances. So users that don't want to see this content can block everything by adding lemmit.online to the block list in the user settings.

It might also be possible for us to hide the communities from public feeds, so only subscribed users will see the communities and associated content. We need to explore that some more: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/2943#issuecomment-1581485335

EDIT: I've looked into it some more, tldr it might work if lemmit admins make the change on their end: https://lemmy.ca/post/69414850/24859618

I do agree with this reasoning

can use lemmy.ca as my main site with links off to reddit on occassion I don't need to use reddit anymore to browse but just drop in for a specific post of interest.

When users are migrating off of old social media platforms, letting them see everything from one app reduces a lot of friction. Especially with Reddit taking steps to keep users locked in to their app (ex. Blocking logged out users, limiting old.reddit.com, killing the RSS feeds).

We've seen a lot of "mirror content from elsewhere" sites, and lemmit.online was one of the better organized cases. Every post makes it very clear that the post is a mirror / archive, so no one should mistake the bot for a real user looking for help. For example: https://lemmit.online/post/8699035

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I'd support the 'hide unless subscribed' option, but not the 'flood the feed by default unless blocked' option. We should be considering the experience for the average newcomer, and a bunch of empty inactive bot posts isn't great.

Edit: Just realised this isn't my home instance 😂. My 2c are worth less than usual then.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

I'd like to second recursive_recursion, your feedback is still just as appreciated :)

I will test out the hiding option and see if I can come up with a compromise that people will agree with. The general sentiment in this thread seems to be that we should not simply refederate.

[-] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

Even if lemmy.ca isn't your home instance I'd say that your feedback is still important as it's quite constructive🤗

We should be considering the experience for the average newcomer, and a bunch of empty inactive bot posts isn't great.

I personally agree with this statement. This is a side note but similar to this is why I dislike users who flood the feed solely with their posts as it can make the New tab devoid of user life/activity.

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2026

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