Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Mexico says it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.
Summary
Mexico is waiting for a new response from Google regarding its mapping service's use of "Gulf of America" in the U.S., while displaying "Gulf of Mexico" in Mexico.
President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that Google will face a lawsuit if it doesn’t restore the original name, arguing it violates Mexico’s sovereignty over 49% of the Gulf. The U.N. also recognizes the historic name.
Google defended its policy, saying it followed longstanding mapping practices after Trump’s renaming declaration amidst rising tensions between Mexico and the U.S.
The issue has also sparked press freedom concerns in the U.S.
Why would a private business be in charge of the world maps? Fuck google and fuck naziland (formely usa on my personnal map), just don't use their stupid things.
For most of history private businesses were in charge of maps. They’d put fake towns and islands on them as a form of copy protection.
One thing humans don’t do is change, so get used to this stupidity continuing.
Mexico and Canada should put a tariff on Google ad buys.
From Google Canada:
Given the capitulation to President Musk, I assume the answer will be poop emoji
Pocket sand.
SH-SHA
Mexico should just ban Google from operating in Mexico. I’m sure they would capitulate then.
Isn't name change only for USA? Other countries still use Gulf of Mexico unless they too decide to change it for whatever reasons. Also why are people not talking about (Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf) or (Sea of Japan/East sea)
Jot defending Trump but this thing is chaotic neutral thing he did, there are bigger issues he did.
The implication behind it is that the US owns the Gulf, and nobody wants this change, especially Americans. It's chaotic malicious, along the lines of claiming ownership over the Panama Canal (which he also did) and Greenland (did that one, too).
I'm in Canada.
I just checked for Croatia too, yeah it's messed up.
people from other countries posted seeing it. The big A version that came out of the district of america.
If that's the case, then it's OK to be furious.
Sheinbaum wasting her time and her country's money on this is even sadder than Trump wasting ours.
Her efforts may not be to actually affect change, but to force Google to choose sides, and then extract concessions from them for doing so.
Fighting corruption should never be seen as a waste of time or money. No one likes to be the first to stand up, it's easier to join an existing group. Google and Trump need to be shown that the rest of the world won't go along with their bullshit.
The problem is, this is the least of the problems posed by Trump, and we need all the energy focused on the shit he does that's much more egregious. The Gulf of America is a distraction and Trump is doing it exactly on purpose to waste people's energy on pointless shit and make them lose sight of what matters.
This is what Steve Bannon calls "flooding the zone": come up with 3 outrageous items per day so people can only deal with one and let the two others pass. I suggest that we should deal with the Gulf of America later, after we're done dealing with the destruction of the country, is what I meant.