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.

  • ohellidkEnglish
    18•8 days ago

    Funny thing - I just checked yandex maps (because I’m bored) and it still shows “gulf of mexico” on it.

    • @SpaceNoodleEnglish
      4•8 days ago

      Who owns Yandex? Why would they need to pledge fealty to the new king?

          • @[email protected]English
            6•8 days ago

            Putin and Trump are best friends so you might expect Russia to follow. But perhaps Putin wants to show he’s the dominant one in said relationship.

            • LemminaryEnglish
              7•8 days ago

              I don’t think Russians want to follow the US at every move. At least, they only seem to do it at their convenience.

            • @SpaceNoodleEnglish
              3•8 days ago

              But the US isn’t the one calling the shots.