Fan fiction site AO3 is down, with recovery possibly taking weeks

Archive of Our Own, the fan fiction site, is offline and reportedly could be down for up to four weeks, according to 404 Media, CNET and Engadget. The items do not give a cause.

Timeline

1. 29 Oct, 23:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 29 Oct, 23:50 UTC404 Media reports AO3 down up to 4 weeks
3. 29 Oct, 23:50 UTCCNET reports major AO3 outage
4. 29 Oct, 23:50 UTCEngadget covers AO3 outage

Top sources

• ao3Google Trends
• Massive Fanfic Site Archive of Our Own Says It’s Going Down for 'Up to 4 Weeks'404 Media
• AO3 Suffers Major Outage: Possibly No Fanfic for 2 Weeks or LongerCNET