Cyberattack shuts down internet fan fiction library Archive of Our Own

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One of the world's most popular fan fiction libraries has been dark for over a week after a cyberattack forced it offline, leaving millions of fans without access to their…

One of the world's most popular fan fiction libraries has been dark for over a week after a cyberattack forced it offline, leaving millions of fans without access to their favorite stories.

Since October 29, anyone trying to reach Archive of Our Own -- known to devotees as AO3 -- has been met with a message saying the site is down for maintenance.

"It's all over my social feed. People are in withdrawal," Johanna Sarriot, a writer and co-founder of pop-up romance bookstore Love Love Books in Los Angeles, told AFP.

Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.

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