[andai]

Here you go!

https://www.justinobeirne.com/essay/what-happened-to-google-...

it was on HN a few months ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11604387

[taneq]

The maps on the right in this article are a pretty good approximation to what I get on my last and current phones. It only touches briefly on street names and other labels but the dramatic reduction is clearly visible.

[cbr]

taneq was saying that Google Maps now shows very few street names, but your link doesn't talk about street names, and is about city names instead.

(Disclosure: I work for Google, on unrelated stuff.)

[mdrzn]

You should read all the article.