What's happening to AO3 right now?
As you may have noticed already, Archive of Our Own is currently down. This is temporary, but unfortunately we now know that this is much deeper than we thought.
AO3 is currently the victim of a DDoS* attack orchestrated by "Anonymous Sudan"
*Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack is a cyber-attack in which the attacker strives to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network
Why? Because AO3 is home to thousands of LGBTQIA+ content and lots of NSFW content.
They're doing this as an Anti-LGBTQ+ attack. If they're doing this for or from America specifically, we're not sure. But this is what AO3 is facing at this time.
What can we do?
Spread the word. Spread the fucking word.
And PLEASE, whatever you do...
Stop using the Archive of Our Own website at this time.
The moderators, showrunners, and service providers all need to repair the damage done by this group. The amount of data flooding in from people trying to log in will cause more problems.
Keep yourselves off of the website.
Yes, the site is accessible but PLEASE do not use the site until they give the all clear.
They're still trying to fight off this DDoS attack. If you overwhelm the servers with your requests (ie. next chapter, opening bookmarks, etc.), it will be harder for them to get it done.
For anyone that needs further confirmation:
Please make sure you check the date and time of posts like this, too.
As far as I am currently aware, AO3 officials have not yet given the all clear.
(Posted July 10, 2023, 6:50pm CST)
UPDATE
i have been made aware that the reasoning behind the attack may not be entirely and that the attacking group is very likely to not be who they say they are. i’ve heard a few times that the group might actually have ties with Russia, rather than Sudan or similar pseudo-Islamic extremist groups, i have not at this time seen any sources from AO3 themselves supporting this update but i am still glad that any progress is being made.
AGAIN
DON’T GO ON AO3!!
(Updated July 11, 2023, 9:31am CST)
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LGBTQ+ RIGHTS IN RUSSIA ARE BEING ERODED COMPLETELY
The ministry of justice in Russia has proposed to label "the global organization of LGBT" an extremist group. The court case is set to happen on the 30th of November. If passed, this measure will make LGBTQ+ activism near impossible. Activists could face up to 6 years in prison. Yes, 6 years for advocating for equal rights.
Despite the fact that lawmakers have no legal footing to judge "the global organization of LGBT" as an existing group, considering there is no hierarchy, no leader and no such name is used widely, this will probably be passed. And the lives of queer Russians will be in jeopardy.
I beg of you to spread this post. I know it's exhausting considering everything that's happening in the world. I know the genocide in Palestine is more pressing, I know the war in Ukraine is still happening, but please. We need to be heard. Someway. Somehow.
I'm Russian, I'm queer, I will not let this regime break me. no matter how hard it tries.
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