Mexico has objected to Google changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the ‘Gulf of America’ for users in the US.

Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 18/02/2025 | 00:00:00

AI Summary:
The Gulf appears in Google Maps as the “Gulf of America” when accessed from within the United States. When accessed internationally, both names appear in the format. Google argues that Google’s mapping policy violates its sovereignty. Mexico controls some 49 percent of the gulf, while Cuba controls about 5 percent. Google has said it will comply with this order on Mount McKinley once the change is made in the US’s official database. Google’s vice president of government affairs and public policy said the firm was using “Gulf of America” to follow its “longstanding maps policies” that it applies “impartially and consistently across all regions” Cris Turner added in his letter that the company is willing to meet in person with the Mexican government to discuss the issue.

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  • @momocchi
    1•4 days ago

    Google argues that Google’s mapping policy violates its sovereignty.

    Either google is at odds with itself or the ai summery did an oopsie