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Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.

growsomethinggood@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It shows up as “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” outside of the US apparently. That seems like enough to make a fuss to me; bodies of international water have specific rules around name changes and the US can’t unilaterally decide differently.

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orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This is accurate. Here’s a screenshot from my friend in France.

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- lunarul@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Ok, that’s absurd. I thought it makes sense to change the name in the US if that’s the official name in the US (according to the USGS data, which has always been the official source for this info). But translating the US name into other languages that already have a name for it makes no sense.
  
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  - orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Google is evil.
    
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    whostosay@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They did change that line from “do no evil” to “do any profitable amount of evil”, so this is fair play.
    
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- KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I’m a mexican in mexico, my phone’s in japanese and it still shows as gulf of mexico Screenshot_20250213-202701_Maps
  
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  - orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Ha. I speak Spanish and Japanese. My girlfriend lives in Jilatopec. Sheinbaum está furiosa con Trump y me encanta.
    
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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What are the rules? And who makes them?

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