Mexico asks Google to reject U.S. renaming of the Gulf of Mexico
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(The Center Square) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on

cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1485960

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its mapping service.

  • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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    4 hours ago

    If it’s the same as the policy described here for Google Earth, then I think all English language speakers may get the change.

    Of course, the policy also says this, so maybe it’s not relevant afterall:

    By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming. In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage.