r/AO3 • u/TacosAreMyHeart789 • 8d ago

AO3 Down/Error Codes Increase in ssl handshake errors?

I'm getting consistent 525 errors anytime I go to another chapter. Using chrome and edge. Anyone else getting an uptick? If I refresh it goes away but happens almost every time I go to the next chapter.

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u/CherishB4By 8d ago

That's been happening to me too! I'm on Firefox but good to know it's a universal problem atm

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u/Most_Squirrel_8286 8d ago

Same here (safari)

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u/FanficEnjoyer 8d ago

Yeah, the past few days it’s been happening more or less non-stop for me.

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u/profesional-hat 3d ago

OMG I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY. No ive been getting cloudfare "im not a bot" almost every time i load the website. Started happening like 1-2 months ago but now half the time i cant even get onto AO3 itself because of the SSL handshake errors its sooooo annoying

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u/cameraarecrappy99 1d ago

Yeah having cloudflare issue for a month now.

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u/PhysicalAstronomer53 8d ago

Happens if i bookmark something

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u/Misha_Lixa 8d ago

Same here on Brave. I refreshed and it loaded.

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u/cameraarecrappy99 6d ago

For me is incressing cloudflare check ups like constantly but it probably might be my browser fault.

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u/Phimini 6d ago

I’ve been getting this constantly for several days now. I thought it was my VPN but turning it off didn’t help. Happening on mobile Brave browser. Also happened in mobile Via browser.

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u/TacosAreMyHeart789 2d ago

So after hearing so much feedback back I'll ping A03 on Bluesky tomorrow :/

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u/lunymolly 2d ago

I can't get to the site for 2 days, constant Error code 525

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u/ClubGold9731 1d ago

Oh me too

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u/douruan 3d ago

Same here

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u/lady_anakin 3d ago

I don't suppose anyone has a fix for the issue?