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Red Passion

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:52
Shut down on: 16 March, 2025
Shutting down due to OSA
The No1 Wrexham Association Football Club fansite Red Passion has been online since the mid 90's in various forms, and was the name of a paper fanzine in the 90's and 2010. This site has closed to new user registrations
Confirmed Archived page

The Hamster Forum

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:52
Shutting down due to OSA
A former community dedicated to hamster resources and care. Please enjoy our care guides.
Confirmed Archived page

Dads with Kids Forum

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:50
Shut down on: 16 March, 2025
Shutting down due to OSA
Community for single Dads and divorcing Dads seeking help with seeing their children after separation
Confirmed Archived page

forums.hexus.net

Reported: 14 March, 2025 at 19:33
Shut down on: 01 March, 2025
Shutting down due to OSA
A computing gaming and general discussion forum, with approximately 310,000 registered users. Some migration to an alternative non UK forum
Confirmed Archived page

Urban Dead is shutting down

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:23
Shutting down due to OSA
Urban Dead, a massively multi-player web-based zombie apocalypse game, with over 1,500 players active on 2025-03-03
Confirmed Archived page

There is a problem: | RTG Sunderland Message Boards

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:23
Shutting down due to OSA
https://web.archive.org/web/20250103040011/https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/the-end-of-the-forum-is-nigh.1646227/ Ready To Go, a discussion forum about Sunderland AFC, a football club
Confirmed Archived page

Treehouse Mastodon

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:22
Shutting down due to OSA
https://web.archive.org/web/20250104064609/https://social.treehouse.systems/@dee/113662184456889247 Microcosm, a forum-hosting service, reported as having about 275,000 monthly average users, mostly from the UK
Confirmed Archived page

Lobsters

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:21
Shutting down due to OSA
Lobste.rs, a tech discussion forum with around 2,500 daily active users and more than 110,000 daily readers
Confirmed Archived page

LFGSS

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:20
Shutting down due to OSA
https://web.archive.org/web/20250109072916/https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/ LFGSS (London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed), a cycling forum
Confirmed Archived page

Lemmy.zip and the OSA

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:20
Geoblocking due to OSA
https://web.archive.org/web/20250227173838/https://uk.lemmy.zip/ discussion community focussed on tech, PCs, and gaming, with approximately 260 daily users, and 3,300 total users
Confirmed Archived page

www.thegreenlivingforum.net

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:11
Shutting down due to OSA
The Green Living Forum, a discussion board running since 2006, with just under 500,000 posts about sustainable living https://web.archive.org/web/20250120205725/https://www.thegreenlivingforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=114519
Confirmed Archived page

Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck gaming | GamingOnLinux

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:39
Shutting down due to OSA
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6463/
Confirmed Archived page

Furry.Energy

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:39
Shutting down due to OSA
https://archive.is/vmxXK UK based Mastodon Server oriented towards those in the furry & LGBTQA+ communities
Confirmed Archived page

Main board | charlbury.info

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:37
Shutting down due to OSA
https://www.charlbury.info/forum/12960
Confirmed Archived page

awscommunity.social

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:35
Shutting down due to OSA
A Mastodon instance for discussing AWS technologies, with approximately 300 users https://web.archive.org/web/20250110144134/https://awscommunity.social/@Ric_/113803857188109600
Confirmed Archived page

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