Google Maps has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users of the app following an executive action by President Donald Trump.
Apple Maps is also now calling it “Gulf of America”
I checked and you’re right but it’s weird. If you zoom out far enough it switches back to Mexico.
Eewww
Nope. Just took this
He’s right. Zoom in a little bit. If you’re kind of zoomed in, it says America. When you zoom out, it switches to Mexico. I don’t know what they’re playing at.
Not American, I see both on Google Earth.
eeewwww
Gulf of Swastika!
I declare that I have the power to name things to whatever I want to and I’m gonna rename “The White House” to “The Angry White’s House”
So can a President also change street names?
Knowing how little Trump likes California, he might change names like Hollywood Boulevard, to Asshole Boulevard, Castro Street to Pussy Street.
How the fuck can a President decide on names at all? Is it written somewhere in law or the constitution that he has authority for that?
Can he also rename planets like Mercury to Melania, just because he thinks it’s cool?I know the law isn’t intended for a toddler to become president, but really? The president can decide arbitrary shit willy-nilly? that’s a recipe for an authoritarian president to abuse it!!
I’ve been warning against American democracy being dysfunctional for 2 decades now, and nothing has been done, Americans must have been aware of this for a long time, and yet they’ve done nothing. Those that claim the American people do not deserve the current administration are wrong IMO, they’ve accepted this could happen election after election and done NOTHING!!
I hope he renames something to Pussy Street. You know people will eat that up, pun intended
The cowards removed the ability to recommend an improvement to the map of you click on it.
Then report anything and everything on Google services. See a report button, spam it…script it to auto send, flood their shit until they disable everything
Not wanting to defend google or any of the techbro vehicles, but it’s literally obeying the law in this case.
This is now on other countries to step up and enforce their nomenclature in accordance with historical use, in order to play this game and make these companies obey domestic requirements.
Imagine living in a year 2025 where some old soggy dipshit indulges in what is effectively larping as an imperialist. Remember those Mujahideen/freedom fighters/terrorists who opposed ‘american imperialism’? Guess they will pull a smug face now.
The president doesn’t create laws.
Imagine being as ignorant as you
I’ll bite - what “law” do you think they’re following?
Nevermind. I literally am wrong about how binding an executive order is for a non-government entity.
Imagine being this confidently wrong
literally obeying the law in this case.
Yeah, no. That’s not how the law works. This is purely internal Google policy and licking trumps asshole.
Those fuckers even changed it for Canadian customers.
Bing did the same thing.
