Policy Questions & Abuse Reports

Please use this form for questions or reports about violations of the Archive's Terms of Service.

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Potential reasons to submit a report to the Policy & Abuse team:

  • You have encountered content on the Archive that violates the Terms of Service.
  • You would like to know whether specific content is allowed on the Archive.
  • You have experienced or witnessed harassment on the Archive.
  • You believe that your account was hacked.
  • You have been suspended or your work has been removed, and you have not received an email explaining why.

What to include in your report description:

  • the username of the person you are reporting
  • links to any of their other content that you would like to report
  • a quote from or summary of the reported content explaining why it violates the AO3 Terms of Service
  • links to any relevant sources or screenshots

Please only report one user at a time, and do not submit multiple reports about the same user. Our volunteer team is small, so it may take several months for us to get to your report.

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Link and Describe Abuse

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Please ensure this link leads to the page you intend to report. Enter only one URL here and include any other links in the description field below.

For example, "harassment", "not a fanwork", "commercial activities", etc.

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Explain what about this content violates the AO3 Terms of Service. Please be as specific as possible and include all relevant links and other information in your report. All information provided will remain confidential.

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