just a heads up to my fellow writers out there that AO3 is currently fighting off bots commenting on peopleâs works to tell them that AO3 will delete their fics âdue to the works being deprecatedâ, and the deletion will affect their accounts unless the authors delete the fics themselves first. IT IS A SCAM. AO3 will NOT delete your works. please do NOT fall for these bots!
Iâve been told the reason why these bots are doing this is due to copyright infringement issue where theyâre trying to steal your works (possibly to train AI but this is just a guess) âźď¸âźď¸âźď¸and once you deleted your fics, it will be either very difficult or impossible for you to claim ownership of your own fics when they were already deleted.âźď¸âźď¸âźď¸
a reminder that AO3 will never contact you through your comments section (in case they claim to be one of the moderators). AO3 will only contact you through your email address which you use to register your account, and it will be from AO3âs official handle. not some sketchy ass @
so if you get a comment telling you you should âdelete your works to protect your account because AO3 is doing blah blah blahâ report that comment. donât delete your works.
PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAM.
AO3 IS NOT DELETING WORKS.
DO NOT DELETE YOUR WORKS JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CLAIMS THEY KNOW SOMETHING.
