Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps | Common Dreams
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Mexican President urges Google to reconsider renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' on its maps feature at Trump's demand, and threatens legal action.

The president of Mexico on Thursday expressed hope that Google “reconsiders” its decision to change its online maps to reflect U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the authority to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.

Shortly after taking office, Trump issued an executive order announcing he was changing the name of the body of water to the Gulf of America.

For U.S. users of Google Maps, the gulf was listed as the Gulf of America as of Thursday. Google, whose CEO attended Trump’s inauguration along with other tech moguls, said last month it has “a long-standing practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”

But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Thursday that her government “will file a civil suit” against Google if it does not revert back to labeling the international body of water the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
    53·
    7 days ago

    The president is part of the government, they’re not two separate entities.

    And once again, there is nothing to be gained by arguing with me about this.

    • knightly the SneptaurEnglish
      55·
      7 days ago

      You underestimate how much I enjoy arguing with people on the internet, lol.

      So is this your admission that your earlier statement was false, or are you still pretending that “part of” is the same thing as “all”?