2 outlets · first filed 1 day ago
Hack Could Leave AO3, a Popular Fan Fiction Site, Offline for Weeks
AO3, which hosts 18 million stories spun off from the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” was taken offline after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said.
What the coverage shows
Both outlets frame the story as AO3 being offline and possibly facing a long recovery, but they differ in emphasis. Engadget foregrounds the outage and says the site's data is reportedly intact while the cause remains unknown. The New York Times adds that AO3 hosts 18 million stories and, in its extract, is the only outlet to mention a founder describing the shutdown as the result of “an intrusion.”
Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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