cuddyclothes writes:

I’ve had a paid account on Live Journal for more than 10 years. This week I got an email that said I need to pay up in 30 days--IN RUBLES. They provided a conversion chart.

Meanwhile, k-vichan writes (with comments by others):

Take it from someone who has been around the fandom block:

fanfiction.net is dying.

all the signs are there. . . .

The biggest glaring red flag: they no longer have any visible active moderation team or admins that are working on Fanfiction.net specifically. Reports are going unanswered on everything from plagiarism to abuse to page-breaking ads. Emails are not returned. Twitter mentions are never addressed.