Just Sos You Knows, AO3 Is Down Under A DDOS Attack Right Now. Theyve Been Coming Back In Little Blips

Just sos you knows, AO3 is down under a DDOS attack right now. They’ve been coming back in little blips and then disappearing again. It’s been several hours. (For reference, it’s currently 3 p.m. eastern, July 10, 2023.)

https://twitter.com/AO3_Status/status/1678468065070030856

The culprit (as with a few other DDOS attacks recently) is Anonymous Sudan, a group that is likely Russian, not Sudanese. The ‘reason’ they gave–that AO3 is “full of disgusting smuts and other LGBTQ+ and NSFW things,” is thin and probably not completely legit, though still legitimately concerning.

The AS claim: https://twitter.com/FalconFeedsio/status/1678397195039526912

Reporting on AS: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/anonymous-sudan-does-group-behind-microsoft-cyberattack-have-ties-to-russia (you can use archive.ph to get this one, 12ft doesn’t seem to work)

As noted here, https://twitter.com/honeyskeleton/status/1678449598703050769:

DDOS protection is expensive especially for a high traffic site like ao3. And it’s uniquely vulnerable as an independent site without ads or other corporate support. SPECIFICALLY targeted bc of its queer works and yet ppl will still complain every time they ask for donations lmao 

So, again, when AO3 comes back online, please don’t go hard with refreshing all your tabs. Please do remember to download fics you love early and often as  you continue in your whole ~reading journey~. And please do support AO3 through a dono or becoming a donating member, if it is possible for you to do so.

Been watching Daria. Can’t believe they’re not dating. In denial about it.

He’s just a sad boy 😔🪦🩸🥀⛓

“Tired?”

July 24, 2023

this has got to be the upmost STUPIDEST thing I have ever heard EVER

from ANYONE

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“Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Carbon dioxide is not harmful to ordinary things, to human beings, or to animals, or to plants.” Alito said. “It’s actually needed for plant growth. All of us are exhaling carbon dioxide right now. So, if it’s a pollutant, we’re all polluting.”

Callout post for Niko, creator of Colorless

Before I say anything I know that there will be many of her fans that will be confused by this. “But I’ve talked to Niko and she seems like a nice sweet person!” That’s because Niko has enough sense not to act the way she really is to the people who admire her.

I was friends with her a few years before Colorless was a thing. My friend and I made a Ava’s Demon network back when Skype was still popular, some time around 2013/2014. Niko joined and became a close friend of mine for almost 3 years. A lot of things have happened during our friendship and now I will finally post about it. Here are all the main problems I have with Niko. It’s long.

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