ICYMI: The Day AO3 Went Down

Published: July 22, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'On today\\u2019s episode, Rachelle and Candice meet in person for the first time! They recap the July 10 attack on fanfiction site AO3 \\u2014 Archive of Our Own \\u2014 which caused a site outage and a state of panic for many writers, readers and their fandoms. The site was created in 2008 as an online fanfiction archive that soon became a safe haven for women and the queer community. So what happens when that safe haven is threatened by malicious hackers?\\nThis podcast is produced by Se\\u2019era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'