This is the Savyolovskaya station in Moscow. I should clarify that I did not take this picture - and I am not sure who has because reverse search just yields people re-posting it. It's been one of my fave liminal space pics for a while though.
Bro, I live in America okay? There's no federal law mandating benches be awful. These are all local laws or city ordinances voted for by citizens who are unsympathetic to the homeless.
I am not defending shit dude. I am just saying to put the blame in the right place. The US government didn't remove benches like the original commenter said, it's the local citizens who've done it or convinced their city to do it.
You are way oversimplifying things lol. There's a difference between federal (what you call the US government), state (i.e. California), and city governments (i.e. Los Angeles).
These bench modifications are done at city level and it's only because some residents have complained about homelessness in their neighborhoods.
Going the same way in the UK. London is the only city with a useful underground rail network and those stations are full of ads and are mostly badly designed