Bluesky, a decentralized social network, faced a substantial outage on Thursday, rendering the app inaccessible for about an hour due to "Major PDS Networking Problems." Despite decentralization promising resilience, most Bluesky users rely on the official app, which exposes them to centralized failure risk. Only a few users running independent infrastructure were unaffected. The outage sparked discussions about Bluesky's viability compared to other networks like Mastodon, emphasizing the ongoing challenges in achieving true decentralization while building robust community infrastructure.
Bluesky experienced a significant outage caused by "Major PDS Networking Problems," leading to disruptions for users reliant on its official app.
Despite its decentralized structure, the outage highlights vulnerabilities since most users interact with the central Bluesky app and not their own independent servers.
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