Bluesky confirmed service disruptions early Tuesday, noting that several core systems went offline around 1:42 AM ET. Users reported missing feeds, delayed notifications, and broken threads, while even the platform’s status page flickered intermittently. The outage persisted through the morning, prompting the company to label the incident a regional service failure. The platform also suffered a brief interruption earlier this month, raising concerns about its infrastructure stability.

By 7:47 PM ET the team posted an update, saying engineers were battling a sophisticated DDoS attack that escalated throughout the day. The flood of traffic knocked out feeds, search results and thread continuity, mirroring the issues Engadget staff experienced firsthand. Bluesky stressed no evidence of unauthorized access to private user data despite the disruption. Although DDoS attacks can mask deeper breaches, Bluesky emphasized its logs show no sign of data exfiltration.

The service remains spotty, described by Bluesky as a rolling blackout rather than a full shutdown. A follow‑up bulletin is slated for 1 PM ET on April 17, promising further details on mitigation steps. For now, users must tolerate intermittent functionality while the platform works to restore full availability. The hiccups come as Bluesky positions itself as a decentralized alternative to mainstream networks, and prolonged instability could drive users toward entrenched rivals.