Fan-fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3) could be offline for up to 4 weeks after security incident

TechCrunch - Oct 29, 2026

The site has such a passionate user base that, within two hours of the announcement, its status page's posts had garnered millions of views (and much panicked commentary) across social media.

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