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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(119,070 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:51 PM Jan 29

Google's latest move to appease Trump will hit your maps soon

Earlier this month, when Donald Trump called for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” it was fair to assume he was just trying to grab headlines in his own bizarre way. But then on his first day in office, he signed an executive order making it official. And now Google is bending the knee.

On Monday, the tech giant announced its Google Maps service would use “Gulf of America” for users in the U.S.. However, users in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico,” and the rest of its 1 billion monthly users will see both names.

“When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name,” Google posted on X. “Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names.”

This isn’t the first time Big Tech has sided with Trump since his victory in last November’s presidential election.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/28/2299764/-Google-s-latest-move-to-appease-Trump-will-hit-your-maps-soon

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Google's latest move to appease Trump will hit your maps soon (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 29 OP
Just changle your name from Google to Giggle. GreenWave Jan 29 #1
Goebble chowder66 Jan 29 #2
Maybe they should just rename everything "Freedom Fries": struggle4progress Jan 29 #3
When? Google Earth is still showing it as Gulf of Mexico Rstrstx Jan 29 #4

GreenWave

(10,319 posts)
1. Just changle your name from Google to Giggle.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:58 PM
Jan 29

What's next? Rename St. Petersburg, FL to Leningrad, Fl. to placate Putin?

struggle4progress

(121,611 posts)
3. Maybe they should just rename everything "Freedom Fries":
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 04:33 PM
Jan 29
Donny spends most of his time at The Freedom Fries House (1600 Freedom Fries Ave) and at the Freedom Fries Club in Freedom Fries Beach. His wife can be found at Freedom Fries Tower on the Ffth Freedom Fry in New Freedom Fries City

Rstrstx

(1,580 posts)
4. When? Google Earth is still showing it as Gulf of Mexico
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:43 PM
Jan 29

I think the real purpose of the re-naming is for virtue signaling, sort of like “Democrat Party”

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