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AO3 blackout caused by DDoS and these other issues

The popular fanfiction platform, Archive of Our Own (AO3), has been hit by a series of disruptive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, resulting in the website being offline since Monday, 10 July 2023. AO3 blackout caused by DDos attacks: Here’s what we know AO3 addressed the issue through its official Twitter account on Monday, confirming that the