Welcome to today's episode! Today, we're diving into a recent incident that took the decentralized social network Bluesky offline for about an hour. That's right—despite being built on decentralization principles, Bluesky faced issues attributed to “Major PDS Networking Problems.”

The outage began around 6:55 PM ET, and although the service is decentralized, the majority of users rely on Bluesky's official app. According to CTO Paul Frazee, the incident was actually due to DDoS attacks on their personal data servers. He noted, “the current theory is that it was an accident by a third party,” bringing an unexpected twist to the platform's reliability.

While some Mastodon users took the opportunity to poke fun at Bluesky's troubles, the platform’s outages shed light on the vulnerabilities inherent in any service, even those designed to avoid a single point of failure. As the ecosystem matures, Bluesky hopes to see a diverse array of communities and infrastructures emerge, reducing the chances of such outages in the future.

Fortunately, the service is back up and running now, but it’s a solid reminder that we should stay alert to the challenges that come with innovation in social networking. Stay tuned for more updates!
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