Fanfic site Archive of Our Own says it may go offline for up to 4 weeks

Archive of Our Own reportedly could be down for up to four weeks, according to several outlets. The items do not give a cause or confirmed return date.

Timeline

1. 29 Oct, 21:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 29 Oct, 21:50 UTCPicked up on News
3. 29 Oct, 21:50 UTC404 Media reports AO3 downtime warning
4. 29 Oct, 21:50 UTCTechCrunch covers possible 4-week outage
5. 29 Oct, 22:04 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• archive of our ownGoogle Trends
• AO3 could be down for a month. Fanfiction readers are not OK.Mashable
• Fan fiction site Archive of Our Own could be offline for up to 4 weeksTechCrunch
• AO3 recovery after shutdown may take up to four weeks — EngadgetUA.NEWS