Mordax et al

yourshipisfine:

A message from AO3/Organisation for Transformative Works Legal team re: the comments on pedophilia in their latest donation post:

“Hi all! I know it’s not precisely what
this conversation is about, but I hope we can put some concerns to rest
by assuring you that the Archive of Our Own has a strict policy against
child pornography. The Archive of Our Own’s Terms of Service are
designed to conform to U.S law regarding prohibitions on child
pornography, and therefore prohibit users from posting or linking to
images of real children. Specifically, the Archive’s Terms of Service
therefore provide that “[c]ontent may not be uploaded to OTW’s servers
if it contains or links to child pornography (images of real children).”
The Terms of Service distinguish between child pornography, on one
hand, and written (i.e., text) fiction that depicts characters under the
age of 18 engaging in sexual activity, which is generally legal to post
and read in the United States.   

We know that different people
have different ideas of what content is acceptable to post and view. We
know that everyone has their own reasons for their own beliefs, and we
respect those beliefs. Some draw the line at works that depict sexual
activity by characters under age 18 in any form. Some draw the line at
works that contain same-sex sexually explicit material. Some draw the
line at works that contain sexually explicit material at all. Some draw
the line at works that tell fictional stories about real people (RPF).
Some draw the line at works that rethink characters’ genders or
sexualities. Some don’t approve of fanworks at all. The Archive of Our
Own takes an approach of maximum inclusivity. Therefore, we let U.S. law
draw the line for us. We do not make judgments about the quality or
value of particular works, and as long as a work complies with the Terms
of Service, we do not remove it. The Archive of our Own takes U.S.
child pornography laws very seriously, and will remove any work that
violates the Terms of Service. The Archive also provides a system of
tags and warnings that allow people to avoid work that they wish to
avoid for any reason. We think this approach best embodies the ideals of
fandom. We appreciate fans’ support for fandom, for each other, and for
the Archive of Our Own. So, thanks to all of you!”

Link to the comment.

tl;dr for the anti-shippers: You can complain about BillDip and Sheith all you like, you can try reporting it to AO3 or the FBI, but at the end of the day you’re only wasting your own time and theirs.

If you don’t like AO3′s policies, other options are available. Fanfiction.net is a very active multi-fandom fanfic archive that does not allow fic with explicit content for adults as per their guidelines.  There are other websites out there to post and read fic. Or make your own!