Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps | Common Dreams
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Mexican President urges Google to reconsider renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' on its maps feature at Trump's demand, and threatens legal action.

The president of Mexico on Thursday expressed hope that Google “reconsiders” its decision to change its online maps to reflect U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the authority to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.

Shortly after taking office, Trump issued an executive order announcing he was changing the name of the body of water to the Gulf of America.

For U.S. users of Google Maps, the gulf was listed as the Gulf of America as of Thursday. Google, whose CEO attended Trump’s inauguration along with other tech moguls, said last month it has “a long-standing practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”

But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Thursday that her government “will file a civil suit” against Google if it does not revert back to labeling the international body of water the Gulf of Mexico.

  • merde alorsEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    potus is the “head of government”. Would you prefer @[email protected] to write “head of government of the USA has changed the name”?

    give them a break!

    • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
      46·
      5 days ago

      That would be less inaccurate, lol.

      And no. I’ll be a pedantic asshole to anyone who pretends that Trump is anything other than one of President Musk’s assistants.

      • merde alorsEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        i feel your pain and disillusionment but it is what it is. The real “asshole” is changing the world with his Sharpie.

        Good luck to you for the next 4 years