Why am I NOT getting Bluesky links here at DU???

[DinahMoeHum]

When I click onto a Bluesky link, all I get is a blank or a note saying retry later.

Please advise, thanks.

[canetoad]

1. All I can think of

Is your browser security settings are preventing it - maybe an ad blocker or script that blocks certain sites. Has this always happened or is it a recent thing.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. It's only been recent. . .

. . .from several days ago.

[canetoad]

5. I guess the logical thing

Would be to try to pinpoint if anything at all has changed that would affect your browsing. Things like OS update, addition of a browser add-on.

Are you on a computer or phone? And which browser are you using? Maybe try to install a different browser and try that. Also, some browsers allow you to troubleshoot by booting the program with any add ons disabled. May not be possible on a phone.

[canetoad]

6. Found some advice

Instruction page about 'hard refresh' of your browser from BlueSky.

https://help.blueskyapps.org/article/381-dashboard-not-loading

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Further info for ya. . .

I get this message when clicking onto the link:

"Post not found, it may have been deleted"

I'm on the computer; the browser I use is Google, sometimes Yahoo.

Hope this helps.

[canetoad]

9. The Post Not Found message

May well be literally true - I've had it happen once in a while when clicking a BlueSky link on DU. If it happens every time - something's still wrong.

I'm going to post a link from one of my BlueSky posts - see if it opens or not.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. If the first link on Blueskye post is "Send via direct message" then a post on DU will not show

I have no idea why but if I try to copy a Blueskye post with a "Send via direct message" then nothing shows up on DU. See if there are other Blueskye posts on the same subject and use those posts

[buzzycrumbhunger]

3. I've gotten quite a few, too

More often, I can see the bsky post but when I hit the arrow to start the video, nothing happens because it’s only an image.

Annoying.

I’ve noticed on facebonk, lots of links now just show up as a random link with no video at all lately. Maybe there’s something these sites are tweaking that isn’t playing nicely with others?

[msongs]

7. maybe sabotage by X lol