Bluesky down: Thousands of users report facing with the app

Bluesky is facing a service outage that began around 6:00 AM ET on Monday. According to tracking website Downdetector, more than 4,000 users in the U.S. have reported problems accessing the platform. The outage is affecting different parts of the service. About 63% of the reports are related to issues with the mobile app, 26% are about the website not loading, and 11% mention server connection problems.
Bluesky has not yet shared any official update about the cause of the outage or when the service will be fully restored. The platform is seen as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter) and has grown in popularity in recent months.

‘Coming on Twitter solely to find out if Bluesky is down for everybody.’

‘Users are reporting problems with Bluesky. Is Bluesky down for you? RT if you are having issues.’

‘BlueSky is down yet again. This is twice in one week. WTF?!’

‘Logging back onto Twitter after months away to check if Bluesky’s down’

‘Bluesky is down so now people can figure out how much more unpopular I am on Twitter’

(This is a developing story.)