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Google maps has officially changed the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So to some countries, it'll show "Gulf of America", "Gulf of Mexico", or even "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)". This is just based on what they perceive to be the most popular politics are in that particular country/government

if that were the case it'd say "Gulf of Mexico" throughout latin america. but they've set it to include both names in every country besides the US and Mexico

also i have a hard time thinking of a country/govt where the popular politics would have any support for including anything but the name it's had since the 1500s. maybe far-right america stans like poland and hungary?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

if that were the case it'd say "Gulf of Mexico" throughout latin america. but they've set it to include both names in every country besides the US and Mexico

The decision is made by a bunch of white Americans in Silicon Valley though