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Fanfiction site AO3 is down and recovery could take weeks
Fans are panicking and sharing backup archives to get through the outage, Mashable reported.[1] The site's data is reportedly intact, according to Engadget.[2] The cause of the outage remains unknown.[2]
Why it matters Readers and writers face up to a month without access to the archive, and fans are sharing backup archives to cope with the outage.[1]
Covered by Mashable and Engadget
Read first AO3 could be down for a month. Fanfiction readers are not OK.
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- Center: Mashable (−0.45).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: none.
Not rated Engadget. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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