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From: badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: gulf of america
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:03:44 -0000 (UTC)
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badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> It looks like Apple Maps has not updated their database yet.  Doesn't
> America-based Apple follow official government sources?
> 
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> 
> The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of
> Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of
> America.
> 
> The change follows an executive order by US President Donald Trump
> renaming the area. Google has previously said it has “a longstanding
> practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in
> official government sources.”
> 
> https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/business/trump-gulf-of-america-google-maps-hnk-intl/index.html
> 



Google has tacitly admitted to removing negative reviews after changing the
name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. The
company has also turned off the ability to suggest edits or report
inaccuracies for the Gulf of America.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dimitarmixmihov/2025/02/13/google-maps-admits-deleting-critical-gulf-of-america-reviews/