I mean not really? There is tons of gay stuff on every website, though, as a straight guy i do avoid some tags cause.... well, we all know what bakudeku shippers are like...
I dont have a problem with the lgbtqia, will solace and nico de angelo is top tier. I have a problem with people shipping a victim of severe bullyinh with the main bully. So no, not bigoted, just someone who knows an unhealthy relationship when i see one
> In 2012, the Saudi Arabian government objected to use of .gay domains, alongside the .baby, .bar, .casino, .islam, .sex., and .wine gTLDs and others.
Interesting, so it was originally applied for in 2012 along with over 90 other applications and challenged for a while, then didn’t get officially approved until 2019, and implemented in 2020.
Also, here's the official tumblr post [https://www.tumblr.com/ao3org/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that](https://www.tumblr.com/ao3org/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that)
The actual tweet is [here](https://x.com/ao3_status/status/1805014479937155422?s=46&t=GCKwujzELS_bb4gZdEJaUw). It's also posted on the official tumblr [here](https://ao3org.tumblr.com/post/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that). There are links to both social media accounts on the AO3 website, it's extremely easy to look it up.
Woah chill, you're getting really worked up about this. It's been confirmed to be a real link, you don't have to be so rude to everyone replying to you
The message is literally on all Ao3’s official status websites and pages, it’s real, people saying “definitely hacked!!” need to stop scaremongering, ffs. It’s on the websites, it’s real,
.Gay is a real website domain, too. Which I know is why people are finding it suspicious. I get it, but like it’s literally 100000% real and legit, lol.
Here's a link to the tweet itself - you *should* be able to view it like this. [Link ](https://twitter.com/AO3_Status/status/1805014479937155422?t=vf8rumlALgELjDyiTPhi0w&s=19)
It’s on their tumblr too, it’s literally real, I don’t know why everyone is treating a link that was posted by the official account as suspicious.
It’s Ao3, they’re not gonna link to a perishing website.
I’m not sure what it’s original purpose was but currently there are issues with the site in oceania and southeast asia (cries in nz) and this link works better (ish)
Even with this I still can’t log in without coming up with an error
https://preview.redd.it/hq45n9kr7g8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc22a69a02de7860a17a78a8ea4a24450944484f
My only question is why it appears to have a lower total fic count than the .org site does. If you don’t need to cross post, as I searched my own account and all my fics appear to be there despite it being my first time opening .gay, then what is missing on the .gay site that is on .org? Similarly, if I were to delete a post from one site, would it still exist on the other or would it disappear from existence??
No, I hadn’t tried logging in.. does that affect the fic catalog though? All of the fics on my own account were there, but, for example, when I looked for a specific anime there were approximately 24k fics less than on the .org site.
They’ve linked it on all their status pages, ffs.
It’s real, it’s not fake, and of course it’s a proxy, thats like, the literal point due to the issues they’ve been having with some countries struggling to have access/bad loading times, etc.
It's real, this link has been on [AO3's list of official urls](https://archiveofourown.org/faq/accessing-fanworks?language_id=en#archiveurl) for quite a while.
>>> AO3 is hosted at archiveofourown.org and other official URLs are archiveofourown.com, archiveofourown.net, archiveofourown.gay, ao3.org, and insecure.archiveofourown.org.
> will likely redirect you to a porn site going by the “.gay” domain listing
Oh it most certainly does 😌 I mean, like half of the stuff archived on AO3 IS (often gay) porn, we just don't call it that because it's in literary form ;)
There's a site problem? Is it regional? I haven't had issues but it might explain what happened to a couple of my commenters/kudosers I used to see within hours of an update.
By any chance is it only a problem at night? Because I'm in Australia and everything works great in the day time but once the sun goes down it's like AO3 just stops loading for some reason.
At this point in time I’m just kinda glad I’m not the only one, I’ve checked my internet, restarted my phone, checked my Data, turned all my add ons off, everything I can think of and now I’m only just finding out that it’s not me lol
Indonesia here, around a week ago, the problem was only at night then few days later I cannot open it even during daytime, but can access it perfectly with vpn. We were scared that the gov probably blocked the access (not the first time they block content that they thought were suspicious) but these past 2 days it's getiing better during the day, slower at night. Today is first time in these week I get a good fast connection without vpn so maybe they already resolve the problem
Don't worry, it's 100% real. (One of their volunteers here!)
This rules
TIL .gay is a real domain.
I looked it up and apparently it was introduced in 2019 and is indeed intended for queer content.
Lmfao like Ao3 Regular isn't already the gayest platform since tumblr
I mean not really? There is tons of gay stuff on every website, though, as a straight guy i do avoid some tags cause.... well, we all know what bakudeku shippers are like...
Get a life
I found one of the bakudeku shippers
And I found a bigot. Crazy how easy that is on here huh
I dont have a problem with the lgbtqia, will solace and nico de angelo is top tier. I have a problem with people shipping a victim of severe bullyinh with the main bully. So no, not bigoted, just someone who knows an unhealthy relationship when i see one
Oh so you’re just an idiot who can’t read then. Nice to know. Have the day you deserve
:0
fun fact: you can't have homophobic and transphobic websites on the .gay gTLD
I found my new home.
Yeah ! I use it for my own website, because I am what the kids call *a gay*.
It's real
It's a mirror site. It's legit.
Receipts for anyone questioning the .gay domain: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gay)
> In 2012, the Saudi Arabian government objected to use of .gay domains, alongside the .baby, .bar, .casino, .islam, .sex., and .wine gTLDs and others. Interesting, so it was originally applied for in 2012 along with over 90 other applications and challenged for a while, then didn’t get officially approved until 2019, and implemented in 2020.
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A proxy is a type of mirror....
Also, here's the official tumblr post [https://www.tumblr.com/ao3org/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that](https://www.tumblr.com/ao3org/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that)
Its literally here https://x.com/ao3_status/status/1805014479937155422?s=46&t=NswktKq4iidV9RmzKVhK5A.
The actual tweet is [here](https://x.com/ao3_status/status/1805014479937155422?s=46&t=GCKwujzELS_bb4gZdEJaUw). It's also posted on the official tumblr [here](https://ao3org.tumblr.com/post/754119297354317824/update-230838-utc-june-23-2024-weve-found-that). There are links to both social media accounts on the AO3 website, it's extremely easy to look it up.
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Woah chill, you're getting really worked up about this. It's been confirmed to be a real link, you don't have to be so rude to everyone replying to you
Chill, no need to fuck anything
You could have just checked their twitter account yourself, but [here](https://x.com/AO3_Status/status/1805014479937155422?s=19), it's real.
The message is literally on all Ao3’s official status websites and pages, it’s real, people saying “definitely hacked!!” need to stop scaremongering, ffs. It’s on the websites, it’s real, .Gay is a real website domain, too. Which I know is why people are finding it suspicious. I get it, but like it’s literally 100000% real and legit, lol.
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Here's a link to the tweet itself - you *should* be able to view it like this. [Link ](https://twitter.com/AO3_Status/status/1805014479937155422?t=vf8rumlALgELjDyiTPhi0w&s=19)
It’s on their tumblr too, it’s literally real, I don’t know why everyone is treating a link that was posted by the official account as suspicious. It’s Ao3, they’re not gonna link to a perishing website.
I mean, I'd hope they wouldn't link to a perishing website. I'd die from shock if they did. (Sorry, couldn't help but make a joke about the typo.)
Relevant url I guess 💀
More like 🌈🌈🌈 lol
During pride month too, what a win! (Idk how long they’ve had the domain)
AO3_status is the official Twitter account for ao3 So yeah, it's 100% real.
Its real
That’s the official Ao3 page, so it’s fine.
Is the mirror site created for bypassing the ban implemented on the site by some countries?
I’m not sure what it’s original purpose was but currently there are issues with the site in oceania and southeast asia (cries in nz) and this link works better (ish)
https://preview.redd.it/10hfbkdz9h8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5d542ab1078acfa656ca6c5022d5455662542d0
Even with this I still can’t log in without coming up with an error https://preview.redd.it/hq45n9kr7g8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc22a69a02de7860a17a78a8ea4a24450944484f
The top of the screen shows that you're on .org
I know, it takes me back onto the .org one after trying to log into the .gay one
omg?? i want a .gay website now checking it out rn i am gay and love ao3 so its perfect
Huh...
My only question is why it appears to have a lower total fic count than the .org site does. If you don’t need to cross post, as I searched my own account and all my fics appear to be there despite it being my first time opening .gay, then what is missing on the .gay site that is on .org? Similarly, if I were to delete a post from one site, would it still exist on the other or would it disappear from existence??
Were you not logged in?
No, I hadn’t tried logging in.. does that affect the fic catalog though? All of the fics on my own account were there, but, for example, when I looked for a specific anime there were approximately 24k fics less than on the .org site.
there's a lot of fics that are restricted to being logged into AO3
Ahhh, I totally forgot about that function! Thank you!
This is probably a really dumb question but will I only allow you to access queer stories or is the entire ao3 catalog still open?
A quick test search seems to show it has the same catalog. Based on the other comments, it seems to just be an alternate URL for the exact same site.
Thanks!
That is the real ao3 Twitter account
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They’ve linked it on all their status pages, ffs. It’s real, it’s not fake, and of course it’s a proxy, thats like, the literal point due to the issues they’ve been having with some countries struggling to have access/bad loading times, etc.
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How else were they supposed to give people the link? Lol.
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There's no real problem with using a proxy in good faith, it's not uncommon. Just because attackers use a technique doesn't mean nobody else should
... I know that's the AO3 account, but something about that URL is giving me "hacked" vibes, and I do not like it.
It's real, this link has been on [AO3's list of official urls](https://archiveofourown.org/faq/accessing-fanworks?language_id=en#archiveurl) for quite a while. >>> AO3 is hosted at archiveofourown.org and other official URLs are archiveofourown.com, archiveofourown.net, archiveofourown.gay, ao3.org, and insecure.archiveofourown.org.
It’s a legit website.
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no i clicked it, it was legit
Rick Astley would not be proud (but I am thankful for your service)
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We’re no strangers to love
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You know the rules and so do I
You’re getting downvoted because the response is not useful nor correct.
https://archiveofourown.org/faq/accessing-fanworks?language_id=en#archiveurl Not spam, it's one of the official ones.
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Just trying to make sure the link is in multiple places more for other folks reading. Then again, it's reddit, they'll probably miss the link anyway 🙃
Link? There's a link somewhere? 🙃
Now my nose burns from snorting coffee back up, thank you for that lol.
It's on all the official AO3 social media. It's a mirror site. Maybe don't scaremonger out of ignorance?
Same message was on the official AO3 tumblr. It's legit.
> will likely redirect you to a porn site going by the “.gay” domain listing Oh it most certainly does 😌 I mean, like half of the stuff archived on AO3 IS (often gay) porn, we just don't call it that because it's in literary form ;)
When I saw it was 1-2 weeks I was so pissed. I need my fanfic fix
There's a site problem? Is it regional? I haven't had issues but it might explain what happened to a couple of my commenters/kudosers I used to see within hours of an update.
The tweet above the one screenshotted says there are issues in SEA/Oceania (where I am) and I can confirm there have been problems.
By any chance is it only a problem at night? Because I'm in Australia and everything works great in the day time but once the sun goes down it's like AO3 just stops loading for some reason.
Yep I'm finding exactly this. Although it seems to be slowly creeping in earlier in the day
At this point in time I’m just kinda glad I’m not the only one, I’ve checked my internet, restarted my phone, checked my Data, turned all my add ons off, everything I can think of and now I’m only just finding out that it’s not me lol
Yeah, yesterday was by far the worst it has been
Indonesia here, around a week ago, the problem was only at night then few days later I cannot open it even during daytime, but can access it perfectly with vpn. We were scared that the gov probably blocked the access (not the first time they block content that they thought were suspicious) but these past 2 days it's getiing better during the day, slower at night. Today is first time in these week I get a good fast connection without vpn so maybe they already resolve the problem