What's Going on with the Web?
The author of the article is expressing their frustration with the declining quality of web apps, citing issues with YouTube, Instagram, and GitHub. They note that videos on YouTube often buffer or fail to load, Instagram stories are inconsistent, and GitHub is plagued by UI inconsistencies. The author wonders if they are the only ones experiencing these problems or if it is a widespread issue.
- ▪YouTube is experiencing issues with video loading and buffering.
- ▪Instagram's story feature is inconsistent and often fails to load all stories.
- ▪GitHub is plagued by UI inconsistencies and issues with Pull Request numbers and Issues.
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What’s going on with the web? Jun 14, 2026 — in Web Is it just me or has the general quality of all the web apps collectively gone down? YouTube: I see more issues with YouTube. Videos don’t load as well as they used to. I’m on a 1Gbps line and the videos keep buffering and sometimes straight up don’t load. Every time I open YT, I’m welcomed with this fucking page. Every. Single. Fucking. Time. You can tell I’m logged in from the subscriptions. It’s so weird. Instagram: If someone posts 5 stories, if I can consistently get through all 5 of their stories on the web, I’d consider it a win that day. GitHub: My favorite web app of all time, by a mile, GitHub, is now riddled with inconsistencies across the app. The Pull Request numbers don’t get updated.
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