Internet is becoming unreadable because of a trend towards lighter, thinner fonts
Found on Telegraph on Monday, 24 October 2016
He found a ‘widespread movement’ to reduce the contrast between the words and the background, with tech giants Apple, Google and Twitter all altering their typography.
The rise in LCD technology and high definition screens has also allowed designers to use increasingly thinner fonts, which, while working on desktops, can be virtually impossible to read on smartphones or tablets.
If the content on a website is not presented in an easily readable manner, then just steer away from it. Decreasing visits make those "designers" rethink their decision. Alternatively, block Google Fonts, or simply woff, ttf and otf altogether so your browser falls back to the classic default fonts. That might mess up the "well planned design", but at least you can read it again.