{"id":78131,"date":"2026-04-16T18:27:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/its-not-just-you-bluesky-is-sorta-down\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:27:42","slug":"its-not-just-you-bluesky-is-sorta-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/its-not-just-you-bluesky-is-sorta-down\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s not just you \u2014 Bluesky is (sorta) down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bluesky\u2019s website and app are still struggling on Thursday after experiencing service interruptions that COO Rose Wang attributed to a denial-of-service attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the social network\u2019s status page, the issues began around 2:42 a.m. ET time on Thursday and have continued since.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3113251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=150,55 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=300,109 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=768,279 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=680,247 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=1200,436 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=430,156 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=720,262 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=900,327 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=800,291 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=668,243 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=708,257 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.54.11-PM.jpg?resize=50,18 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>screenshot of Bluesky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, the Bluesky site and app will load at times, slowly, and other times will throw error messages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, switching to a particular feed within the app displays a message that says \u201cThis feed is currently receiving high traffic and is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. Message from server: Rate Limit Exceeded.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3113254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=150,50 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=768,255 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=680,226 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=430,143 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=720,239 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=900,299 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=800,266 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=668,222 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=708,235 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.48.57-PM.jpg?resize=50,17 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>screenshot of Bluesky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Popular feeds like Discover or the official Bluesky Team\u2019s feed are seeing this problem, though users\u2019 own personal feeds may launch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other times, like when trying to visit a user\u2019s profile, the site will just display an error message, forcing you to refresh and try again. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3113252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=150,80 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=768,410 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=680,363 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=1200,641 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=430,230 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=720,385 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=900,481 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=800,427 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=668,357 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=1155,617 1155w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=708,378 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-12.55.23-PM.jpg?resize=50,27 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>screenshot of Bluesky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bluesky protocol engineer Bryan Newbold remarked around 3:46 a.m. ET, \u201coof, our services are getting pretty hard tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reached for comment, Bluesky only pointed us to the status.bsky.app page and account (@status.bsky.app) for updates. The company did not comment on the cause or an ETA for a fix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service disruptions are impacting Bluesky, but other communities running their own infrastructure on the underlying protocol that powers the decentralized social network appear to be functioning for the time being.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"225\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3113271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg 1186w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=150,50 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=300,99 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=768,254 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=680,225 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=430,142 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=720,238 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=900,297 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=800,264 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=668,221 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=708,234 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1.08.35-PM.jpg?resize=50,17 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Screenshot<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>screenshot of Bluesky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluesky\u2019s website and app are still struggling on Thursday after experiencing service interruptions that COO Rose Wang attributed to a denial-of-service attack. According to the social network\u2019s status page, the issues began around 2:42 a.m. ET time on Thursday and have continued since. 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