Ao3 Mirror -

Recently, there has been a massive uptick in AI companies scraping AO3 to train Large Language Models (LLMs). When fans talk about "stopping mirrors," they are often actually talking about fighting AI scrapers. The OTW has implemented strict robots.txt rules and Cloudflare protections to stop scraping, but a true mirror would require bypassing these protections, further blurring the line between archiving and data theft.

The fake site looks exactly like AO3. You log in with your username and password. Instantaneously, the scammer has your credentials. They will then use those credentials to access your real AO3 account, post spam, delete your bookmarks, or try those same login details on your email or bank account. ao3 mirror

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Unofficial mirrors may host intrusive ads or malicious scripts that aren't present on the original, ad-free AO3. The fake site looks exactly like AO3

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