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November 4, 2024: AO3 Creators Choose Whether To Warn (TW Mentions of CSAM, Censorship, Murder/Death)
We miss our beautiful comatose wife (AO3)! This week, Emily and V take a deep dive into AO3's updates to its TOS in 2024, and specifically, the culture divide between newer fans and Fandom Olds that was exposed when, for the first time, the OTW solicited user feedback on the TOS. We are passionate believers in AO3's mission and purpose, and as such, we are staunchly against censorship -- even for things we personally hate. Note: We recorded this episode before the Great AO3 Hiatus of 2026, so we don't talk about it at all in this episode as it was not even a sad, dim twinkle in our eyes…
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