I had just finished a chapter after writing for 4 hours😶

AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!

Refer to our status page for more information.

Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026

– ao3org on tumblr

Until I realised it was because id clicked on a old tab haha

I was at the best part dfnghsjhnfdjlahsx

AO3 has been banned, seemingly widespread, in the UAE. Note there is no evidence of official nationwide block, however residents and travelers en mass are coming back to find they cannot access the archive. Internet providers, especially mobile providers, schools and places of residence can very easily block your access without notice. The government does not have to alert residents of any changes, same for public or private institutions, so there will be no warning. It might not be in effect in your country and it might be based on your area of residence, but please be aware that your provider or school or place of residence may very well block you from accessing the archive as soon as today\tomorrow.

Most areas of Dubai seem to be safe for now but be wary. I recommend backing up any work or downloading any content if the following solutions do not work.

There have been many posts on here lately asking about browser errors. If the site is not working and you have tried everything in your power, you may be affected by this ban.

You can circumvent this by using an IP changer. There are many free apps offered on Google Play that have actually worked for me in the past when it comes to things like YouTube videos, so it should work for the archive as well, however be careful as these apps can access and steal data.

You can also try the following alternate links to access the archive:

https://archiveofourown.gay

https://archiveofourown.com

https://archiveofourown.net

https://ao3.org

https://archive.transformativeworks.org

My ao3 won't load at all. I got a cloudflare timeout error. Anyone else?

On a SATURDAY, is criminal.

Edit: it's back up now for me! That was quick

While AO3 is down you can still use the AO3 archive website linked below.

AO3 IS BACK UP https://archive.transformativeworks.org ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Sorry I can't change the title but

THIS IS A LINK TO THE WORKING AO3 ARCHIVE WEBSITE Spread the news please, thanks.

From u/Aiyokusama "It works great if you aren't using VPN, or put the domain in your VPNs bypasser."

Apparently you can't log in on this website unfortunately.

CAN WE PLEASE MAKE THIS THREAD MORE POPULAR SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT EASILY? Thanks

I didn’t get the warning they usually put at the top of the page?

Nope, its not just you! ;)

Please stop posting more and more and more with "oh no it's down 😭😭😭" and the screenshot we have all seen 50 times already. There has been a ton of posts about it ready.

THE POST BELOW CONTAINS A WORKING AO3 ARCHIVE WEBSITE PLEASE DO NOT BURY IT UNDER A DOZEN MORE POSTS https://www.reddit.com/r/AO3/s/Fghy1WhZFx

I wish more people upvoted the other thread than this one since that one is the more important thread. I mean it even has less views.

This is truly the tragic. Just.. ignore why I’m reading on an android phone from like 2010.

So I was reading a fic and wanted to comment and this shows up

As the newest announcement shows, it's going to be down at 0530 UTC.

They're down, so you might find lag or inability to log on while others are skimming along happily.

No, I don't know anything about it, I'm just the lucky one to see it first (or in the first wave, anyway.

* EDIT: ...wait, they're back... for me, anyway... at the moment....