Various social media sites down, or problematic, for large numbers of users?
X (Twitter), Discord, Bluesky, Reddit … hmm. Attached: four screenshots from <https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/>.
Reddit was repeatedly down for me, then up around 19:58 in the UK (18:58 UTC), then up, now again down (20:06, 20:12 …).
I don't use the other services.
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116359378743367215
@redegelde yep, I expect the Fediverse to be fine.
More specifically (I'm a little paranoid): less of a target.
Honestly (not paranoia): when I first saw the array of affected services in the sidebar at the down-check site, I did not assume DNS. I assumed that someone aggressive, untrustworthy, wildly unpredictable, and generally out-of-touch with reality had made yet another insane misguided move in an area that is not his. I checked the BBC front page for war news.
<https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller/116359346324705801> and other recent posts by @patrickcmiller and so on (not war-related, but it's foolish to image that the long-term consequences of war will not involve cyberattacks against persistent aggressors).
Graham Perrin
Eric Redegeld