AI-Cloned AO3 Site Shuts Down After About 2,000 Takedown Notices
11/03/2026 — 11/03, 17:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- According to 404 Media, ao3.life, an AI-generated clone of AO3, shut down after receiving roughly 2,000 takedown notices from fanfiction aut…
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According to a report by 404 Media on November 3, 2026, an AI-generated clone of the Archive of Our Own (AO3) known as ao3.life has shut down. The site had been scraping and repackaging fanfiction without the original authors' permission, turning those works into audiobooks for sale. Within a single day, it received around 2,000 takedown notices from fanfiction authors, and it subsequently shut down. As of the report, there has been no further information about what happened after the site went offline.
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A vibe-coded AO3 clone, ao3.life, went offline after fanfiction authors sent roughly 2,000 takedown notices in a single day, according to 404 Media. The site had scraped and repackaged fan works without permission and sold them as audiobooks.
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