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.

  • @raefEnglish
    2•5 days ago

    I’m telling you this is what he wants: people to get all worked up and virtue signaling for MAGA

    • Flying SquidEnglish
      0•5 days ago

      Ignoring my entire post is a choice, I’ll give you that.

      • @raefEnglish
        2•5 days ago

        And I’m saying it’s just a name. Call it whatever you want. He means it as a distraction. There’s more important things

          • @raefEnglish
            2•4 days ago

            I’m not ignoring it. I’m saying it’s just a name. I will continue to call it the Gulf of Mexico for the rest of my life, or probably just “the Gulf”. I never used another term for French fries, # is still a pound sign, and I’m not going to worry about this.

            • Flying SquidEnglish
              0•4 days ago

              You are ignoring it, because you won’t address what I said about Denali and forts named after Confederate generals.

              You apparently didn’t even bother reading what I wrote.

              • @raefEnglish
                2•4 days ago

                Whatever. Enjoy your rant. It’s going to be a fun four years for you

                • Flying SquidEnglish
                  1•4 days ago

                  Yes, that is one way to show that you never actually read the post.

                  • @raefEnglish
                    1•4 days ago

                    You conflate not agreeing with not reading, because if someone reads your posts, they have to agree, right? So if someone doesn’t agree, it simply means they didn’t read your post.

                    If names mean so much, what about naming things after slave owners? Tell me how many slaves were at Mt Vernon? History has very few perfect saints.

                    But back to the Gulf. It’s just not worth it. Call it what you want. It’ll revert one way or another eventually