Bluesky, a platform founded by Jack Dorsey, experienced an outage due to internet provider downtime, affecting some users worldwide. The issue was largely resolved immediately, but not before 2.25 million new users signed up in the week following Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory.
Difficulty Loading Feeds and Notifications
During the outage, some Bluesky users worldwide had difficulty loading their feeds and notifications. Not all users were affected, and the issue was largely resolved immediately, according to the company.
Surge in Popularity
In the week following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, 2.25 million users signed up for Bluesky. The platform was founded by Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter’s cofounders.
Internet Provider Downtime
Bluesky spokesperson Emily Liu told the BBC that one of the platform’s internet providers “had some downtime, apparently because a fiber cable was out. That means it happened outside of our company.”
A status notice from Cogent Communications stated that some customers using its network between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, had temporarily lost connectivity.
Business Impact
The app, often described as a friendlier alternative to X, had recently become the most downloaded app on the U.S. and UK Apple Stores. Many social media users have been leaving X, formerly known as Twitter, following the U.S. election.
- www.thefinancialdistrict.com.ph | Outage Hits Bluesky Just As The Platforms Popularity Takes Off
