aliens!

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna

since i haven’t made a pinned post yet oops:

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hey! call me alien or adrianna!

i go by she/they, mild preference for they/them but she/her is fine most of the time too

bisexual // aromantic // genderqueer

chronic illness. se asian (viet). hellenic pagan.

i support the xenia declaration.

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feel free to chat with me about anything, send asks, etc! my ask box is always open, and my posts are always rebloggable unless explicitly stated otherwise!

find me @ aliiemns on ao3/pinterest/spotify/pretty much everywhere else!

(formerly @ thatonealienchild)

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the main problem i have with america is that nothings old as hell there. i cant be so far away from a castle it damages my aura

chillyfeetsteak

man people really just say stuff on here huh

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lame-kid-on-couch

Noooo haha don't spread racist ideals and colonizer propaganda by idolizing white european aesthetics above all else and denying the life and accomplishments of native peoples on their own lands

rhubarbdreams
rhubarbdreams

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Let's be cautious about spreading possible misinformation.

[ID: A tweet by AO3 Status @AO3_Status that says: "A group presenting themselves as a collective of religiously and politically motivated hackers has claimed responsibility for the attack. Experts do not believe they are honest about their motivation, so we urge caution in believing any reasoning they provide for targeting AO3." End ID]

pogidoow
pogidoow

AO3 is under a DDoS attack meaning that the servers are purposefully being overwhelmed by an attacker. Please do not refresh ao3 related links because each time you do, another request is sent to the servers meaning you are contributing to the DDoS! Wait for the official announcement from their twitter and then visit the site because the servers will keep crashing otherwise!

Image is showing a screenshot of two tweets from the account @AO3_Status. First tweet states: "It looks like the Archive is under a DDoS attack causing the servers to fall over. Our volunteer sysadmins are working on countermeasures. Please be patient with us, we'll be back!". The following tweet from the same account states: "A DDOS attack is when an attacker attempts to knock a site offline by overwhelming it with requests: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack] Data is not compromised in a DDOS attack, so there is no need to change your password at this time."ALT
chuckwinchester
chuckwinchester

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.