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Subject: Re: gulf of america
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:24:10 -0500
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On 2/13/25 17:03, badgolferman wrote:
> 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?
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> 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/
> 

Censorship certainly looks that way.
This one gets a "review is no longer available":

<https://maps.app.goo.gl/8MBUnxizFQYsq7Fx5>



-hh