Fanfiction site ArchiveofOurOwn experiencing DDoS attack from Anonymous Sudan

They claim it’s because they are “against all forms of degeneracy and the site is full of disgusting smuts and other LGBTQ+ and NSFW things.” The subreddit r/AO3 is having a field day of it.

To make this a more productive discussion post, considering that AO3 is a non-profit & volunteer-run site, what are recommended steps or tools they can use to prevent this in the future? Are free versions of DDoS protection tools such as Cloudflare enough or are …

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