#ao3 attack

[ao3-shenanigans]

WE MADE IT FOLKS!!!

[cryptidpandas]

Admins are saying the site is functional, but to PLEASE have patience and don't mass-refresh

Additionally, don't be fucking racist.

UPDATE 7/11/23 4:08AM:

PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE SITE UNTIL THE ADMINS GIVE THE ALL CLEAR

[sop-soap]

As you guys have probably already seen, ao3 is down because of a DDOS attack, which means an organized group of people are flooding ao3 servers with requests as a form of protest. They’re doing this specifically to target the queer and nsfw content found on fanfiction sites, and singled out ao3 because it is a non-profit with no corporate backing to protect it. Their ‘reasoning’, if you can even call it that, is here.

PLEASE, do not refresh your Ao3 pages. Close all your ao3 tabs and do not log in or try and load any fanfics until this is sorted out. We want to make this as easy for ao3 to resolve as possible. SPREAD THE NEWS and show support for the volunteer staff of ao3 that are currently working to try and fix this.

The ao3 staff has made it very clear that none of your data is in danger from this attack, and that all they request is for your cooperation and support in the process of resolving this.

[miaqc1]

As soon as I saw them on AliExpress, I know I had to purchase them. Clippy and I survived Ao3 attack pins! 

[ye-olde-trojan-horse]

petition for when ao3 is back online to make “full of disgusting smuts” the offical tag for nsfw fics

[sweet-reaper]

“Nobody panic!” I yell as I tumble, having already thrown myself into the abyss.

[coffeeshopdragons]

Official Update

[redlipstickboy]

Why the fuck would you log into gaysex.com and then attack their website for having gay sex are you fucking stupid