Panic as AO3 goes offline👀 | AI’s impact on the US midterms + Reddit’s new login wall

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 6th, 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:18 AO3 goes dark and fandoms mobilise 

9:42 How AI impacted the US midterm elections 

14:27 Why Reddit is now forcing users to log in 

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Sources:

https://ao3org.tumblr.com/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/23/cybersecurity-ai-hacking-php-vulnerability

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3qjnwye0ep5o 

https://www.404media.co/vibe-coded-ao3-clone-site-down-after-fanfic-authors-buried-it-with-2-000-takedown-notices-in-a-single-day/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Archiveofourownmemes/comments/1xmci2q/ao3_life_has_been_removed/ 

https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/comments/1xiupm0/about_that_login_screen/