Re: gulf of america

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?
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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.
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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.”
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/business/trump-gulf-of-america-google-maps-hnk-intl/index.html
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   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