Bluesky social media platform experiences widespread service disruptions

Bluesky experienced significant service disruptions on Sunday, with users reporting difficulties logging in, feeds failing to refresh, and general connection errors across both the mobile app and web versions. Outage-tracking service Downdetector noted a spike in complaints starting around 10:37 a.m. EDT, with reports climbing significantly by late morning.

The disruption appeared to occur in waves, with reports surging again near 2:00 p.m. EDT after a brief easing. Users reported various symptoms, including error messages such as ‘Failed to reach upstream service,’ which often indicates server-side issues.

While the exact cause and scope have not been officially confirmed by Bluesky, user reports indicated the issues were not limited to a single region, with mentions of problems in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Portugal.