Update on AO3 Downtime, October 30, 2026 | Organization for Transformative Works
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The Archive of our Own aka AO3, a huge, non-profit, volunteer-run fanfic archive with over 11 million registered users, discovered a security incident yesterday and took the site down. They expect the site to be down at least two weeks.
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Update on AO3 Downtime, October 30, 2026 | Organization for Transformative Works was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 10 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #6 of 25, reached on Oct 30, 17:49 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 19:19 UTC.
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 19:19 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
#6 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Oct 30, 17:49 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (10 checks) since.