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AO3 clone that sold repackaged fanworks shuts down following author backlash.

The creator behind AO3.life, a vibe-coded website that scraped the Archive of Our Own fanfiction repository and re-sold content as AI audiobooks, said they received over 2,000 takedown requests during the single day the website was live. The real AO3 platform is still suffering a partial system outage after announcing some lengthy downtime last Thursday. [Link: Vibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single Day | https://www.404media.co/vibe-coded-ao3-clone-site-down-after-fanfic-authors-buried-it-with-2-000-takedown-notices-in-a-single-day/ | 404 Media]

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The creator behind AO3.life, a vibe-coded website that scraped the Archive of Our Own fanfiction repository and re-sold content as AI audiobooks, said they received over 2,000 takedown requests during the single day the website was live. The real AO3 platform is still suffering a partial system outage after announcing some lengthy downtime last Thursday. [Link: Vibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single Day | | 404 Media]

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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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