• @[email protected]
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    1212 hours ago

    IIRC Google shows different names and borders depending on the location you’re accessing it from. They just follow whatever the local government thinks is right.

    • gen/Eric Computers
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      There’s no thought in our government, so they’re already messing that one up. Also, it’s just the president who cares (and I guess some people who voted for him).

      I’d imagine a majority of people here aren’t calling it the new name (or even know the name changed).

    • @SloganLessons
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      In Portugal, it appears as “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)”

    • @GeneralEmergency
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      Slow your horses there partner. That sounds an awful lot like facts and logic. We don’t do that stuff here, so quit using that brain of yours. Take the outrage bait and join in on this circlejerk.

      • @[email protected]
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        Yes, big international companies bowing down to local authoritarian governments… nothing outrageous going on there in the world. This definitely hasn’t helped dictators remain in power or target citizens, jerk away!

        Use that logic to form sarcastic, misconstrued, and dangerous viewpoints and throw facts out the window! How fun!

        • @GeneralEmergency
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          Lad. Google has always done this.

          You access Google maps from different locations and you’ll see names and border changes.

          Because, and this might surprise a sheltered yanks such as yourself. There’s a whole world outside your borders, and different cultures call different locations different names.

          You guys have got way bigger fish to fry than this.

          • @[email protected]
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            Live in the south Bud, your yank shit can go out the window. We have bigger fish to fry than the worlds largest company that influences elections and controls our data and produces algorithm’s to ensure our behavior?

            The point is Google has always done this shit, just because someones been pissing in your cornflakes every morning doesn’t mean you can’t get upset when they eat asparagus. Or better yet, maybe care they’re pissing in your shit to begin with?

            It’s not about “bigger fish to fry”, ain’t no one frying fish in this fucker. We’re just talking and spreading awareness, idk wtf you’re doing here besides complaining about people being aware (this is a degoogle community after all).

            • @GeneralEmergency
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              (this is a degoogle community after all).

              And there’s way more important thing to complain about when it comes to Google then something as routine as this.

              The only thing you are spreading awareness about, is how sheltered you are.

              This same thing has been done for the Persian/Arabian Gulf, something that I can’t help be suspicious that it’s never been brought up.

              • @[email protected]
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                Holy hell, talk about projection with your sheltered remarks. Did you try searching for persian arabian gulf before commenting? “I haven’t seen anyone complaining about one thing, so no one should be complaining about this thing.” You’re seriously saying this?

                “I deem anyone not agreeing with me as a sheltered yank, I am definitely not a sheltered southerner with a bias”

                I wish I could actually add anything to this conversation but your last response was just a “nuh uh!” with more insults sprinkled in (I guess to make you feel better about yourself? how’s that going?). You’ve wasted time proclaiming this is a waste of time. Glad you got bigger fish to fry, can’t wait for what great subject we should be focusing on with our comments.

                I guess everyone would benefit from seeing your comment history and all the great fish frying you’re doing. Us plebs talking about such mundane things is such a waste since you’ve highlighted it for the community. I imagine there’s a whole plethora of comments you made about Google that will help lead us into a better future.