## Bluesky Hit with Double Outage Tuesday Morning, Leaving Users Seeing Red
Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform vying to be the next big thing, experienced a rocky Tuesday morning as users reported widespread outages that prevented their feeds from loading. The platform suffered two separate crashes within a few hours, leaving many wondering what’s behind the connectivity woes.
The first outage began around 6 AM ET, lasting approximately 40 minutes, according to Downdetector reports. Just as users were settling back into their Bluesky routines, another crash hit around 8 AM ET. This isn’t the platform’s first rodeo with downtime; a major outage on April 24th, lasting about an hour and attributed to PDS networking problems, left users similarly frustrated.
The effects of the Tuesday morning outages were felt widely. Staff at *The Verge* reported being unable to refresh their Bluesky feeds across various platforms, including the desktop website, iOS, and Android apps. Interestingly, while logged-out pages loaded without issue, some users running self-hosted instances of Bluesky reported being able to continue posting, highlighting the potential resilience of the platform’s decentralized architecture.
The cause of the outages remains unclear, and Bluesky has yet to provide a detailed explanation. During the downtime, the platform’s status page acknowledged that “some systems” were experiencing issues. However, as of 8:25 AM ET, the status page showed all systems operating normally, suggesting the immediate issues had been resolved.
While Bluesky appears to be back online for now, the back-to-back outages raise concerns about the platform’s reliability and infrastructure. As Bluesky continues to grow and attract new users, maintaining consistent uptime will be crucial to establishing itself as a viable alternative in the competitive social media landscape. Only time will tell if Bluesky can overcome these technical hurdles and deliver a stable and dependable experience for its users.