Substack incident

Issue with reported open rates

Notice Ongoing View vendor source →
Started
Mar 27, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Ongoing
Duration
● 36d 20h
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 27, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

Affected components

Email delivery

Update timeline

  1. investigating Mar 27, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

    We’re investigating an issue affecting reported open rates for some publishers. Current evidence suggests this is related to how Gmail loads tracking pixels, and does not indicate a change in engagement or deliverability. We take responsibility for ensuring these metrics are accurate and are prioritizing improvements to our open rate tracking so this is resolved as quickly as possible. We will continue to provide updates here as we learn more.

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