TechnologyEnglish · 9 hours ago

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

TechnologyEnglish · 9 hours ago

People using the application will see the new name in U.S., but will see Lake Ontario in Canada. Outside of North America, users will see both names for the lake.

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So switch it back, all Nazis must (redacted)
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  i think that’s a bit of a rash reaction to changing the name of a lake locally

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