"X time ago" timestamp display broken on major platforms
Relative timestamps such as "2 years ago" have been displaying incorrectly across major platforms including Reddit and YouTube for several months. Users notice the broken formatting but have no recourse. The issue is widespread but appears to be a front-end rendering bug on individual platform sides.
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