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LiveJournal Created
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FanFiction.net NC-17 purge
FF.net begins deleting stories with NC-17 content. Following this, statements are released explaining policy changes -
Twitter Created
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Tumblr Created
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AO3 seed is planted
User Astolat proposed idea for Archive of Our Own (AO3). -
Strikethrough
LJ enacts a policy change regarding hosting blogs with particular content (examples including child pornography, incest and rape). Journals determined to contain this content are deleted and a journal names appear with a strikethrough -
Boldthrough
Although many accounts were restored after Strikethrough, a second round of suspensions, this time witn names bolded through, hits LiveJournal Users -
LiveJournal Sale
LiveJournal is sold to a Russian developer, SUP. Over the next few years, changes made by developer lead to drama -
Dreamwidth goes into open beta
LJ fork site meant to offer "better" features and aimed at being friendlier to users posting particular content. Lacked several features users had liked about LJ -
AO3 goes into open beta
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LJ DDOS attacks
LiveJournal experiences a series of DDOS attacks. During these attacks, many users cannot access or use LiveJournal -
FanFiction.net NC-17 content purge #2
FF.Net begins deleting stories, again, this time stating that they are starting to enforce policies that has been enacted in 2002