The popular fan fiction page Archive of Our Own — often referred to as AO3 — was hit with an apparent cyberattack on Monday, stranding amateur writers and millions of readers addicted to their unofficial stories based on popular franchises.
page Archive of Our Own — often referred to as AO3 — was hit with an apparent cyberattack on Monday, stranding amateur writers and millions of readers addicted to their unofficial stories based on popular franchises.The cyberattack appeared to be over by Tuesday morning, though the website still experienced some outages and hiccups as AO3 looked to repair the damage caused by the hack.
But users nonetheless rejoiced when they could log back in for their fix of Barbie, Batman or Bobby Flay fanfic. Or their Don Lemon/Tucker Carlson erotica. AO3 truly has something for everyone.The website, which was founded in 2009, hosts millions of fan-created stories, videos, art and podcasts about characters pulled from pop culture. The collection of stories range from family-friendly to R-rated.AO3′s database includes about 11 million works based on 59,000 “fandoms,” which include just about every intellectual property you can think of as well as real-life personalities such as Queen Elizabeth II Every story is tagged and categorized according to fandom, trope and alternate universe.
The website won the Hugo Award for best related work in 2019, a significant milestone since the Hugo is one of the biggest honors in sci-fi and fantasy writing. The company is owned by the Organization for Transformative Works , a fan-run nonprofit that defends fan-fiction works from copyright complaints. The site is almost completely funded through donations.Many of them are fan fiction writers, who craft unofficial stories based on popular works of fiction as well as real-life celebrities.
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