Mexico asks Google to reject U.S. renaming of the Gulf of Mexico
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(The Center Square) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on

cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1485960

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its mapping service.

  • misk@sopuli.xyz
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    11 hours ago

    But why? Does anyone know an instance where local Google Maps version doesn’t follow local naming? Why would Google change it in Mexican version of Maps? Is Mexican president a Lemmy user?

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    Oh no, I just realised Americans think there’s one version of Google maps and that we’re all using theirs. Didn’t think there’d be so many on Lemmy.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzOP
      1·
      6 hours ago

      Google still puts my map in miles and gives gas prices in gallons… I am in Canada where we use neither.

      • misk@sopuli.xyz
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        1 minute ago

        Might be worth checking if you have this set to automatic and override if it still gives you trouble. I assume it could pulling your location imprecisely enough (due to border traffic as well) but that’s whole another issue without a good solution.