▲ 183 ▼ In case you need some motivation to de-google (mastodon.online) submitted 4 days ago by TRex91@feddit.org to c/deGoogle@lemmy.ca 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] generator@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago (2 children) Only shows "Lake America" if you're on USA permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 child) Bad faith from google. Argebtina and chile share a few lakes on the border. On their side they have a name, on our side it has another. Everybody is happy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago I don't really see how it's bad faith. It's treated like a difference of language. Google is treating Americans as if they speak a different language than everyone else in the world showing them the name of the place in their language. They are correctly showing the name lake Ontario to almost everyone else in the world, so I would say that they are doing the right thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (2 children) Nope. Shows me Lake America and I'm in Canada. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I still see Lake Ontario in Canada, both while logged in and in private tab. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 child) Cached Map? Offline Download? Edit. It depends how I search it in google. If I type Lake Ontario and hit search, I get Lake America. If I type Lake Ontario and select the suggested Lake in the list, It shows as Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I was checking from the browser so there isn't any downloaded maps. Using a private window should handle clearing the cache. I tried in a different browser I don't use either and still seeing Ontario. It is showing Ontario for me in the app as well still but I'm logged in there and I do have saved maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago Report the bug. Daily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 child) Bad faith from google. Argebtina and chile share a few lakes on the border. On their side they have a name, on our side it has another. Everybody is happy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago I don't really see how it's bad faith. It's treated like a difference of language. Google is treating Americans as if they speak a different language than everyone else in the world showing them the name of the place in their language. They are correctly showing the name lake Ontario to almost everyone else in the world, so I would say that they are doing the right thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago I don't really see how it's bad faith. It's treated like a difference of language. Google is treating Americans as if they speak a different language than everyone else in the world showing them the name of the place in their language. They are correctly showing the name lake Ontario to almost everyone else in the world, so I would say that they are doing the right thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (2 children) Nope. Shows me Lake America and I'm in Canada. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I still see Lake Ontario in Canada, both while logged in and in private tab. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 child) Cached Map? Offline Download? Edit. It depends how I search it in google. If I type Lake Ontario and hit search, I get Lake America. If I type Lake Ontario and select the suggested Lake in the list, It shows as Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I was checking from the browser so there isn't any downloaded maps. Using a private window should handle clearing the cache. I tried in a different browser I don't use either and still seeing Ontario. It is showing Ontario for me in the app as well still but I'm logged in there and I do have saved maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago Report the bug. Daily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I still see Lake Ontario in Canada, both while logged in and in private tab. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 child) Cached Map? Offline Download? Edit. It depends how I search it in google. If I type Lake Ontario and hit search, I get Lake America. If I type Lake Ontario and select the suggested Lake in the list, It shows as Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I was checking from the browser so there isn't any downloaded maps. Using a private window should handle clearing the cache. I tried in a different browser I don't use either and still seeing Ontario. It is showing Ontario for me in the app as well still but I'm logged in there and I do have saved maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 child) Cached Map? Offline Download? Edit. It depends how I search it in google. If I type Lake Ontario and hit search, I get Lake America. If I type Lake Ontario and select the suggested Lake in the list, It shows as Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I was checking from the browser so there isn't any downloaded maps. Using a private window should handle clearing the cache. I tried in a different browser I don't use either and still seeing Ontario. It is showing Ontario for me in the app as well still but I'm logged in there and I do have saved maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I was checking from the browser so there isn't any downloaded maps. Using a private window should handle clearing the cache. I tried in a different browser I don't use either and still seeing Ontario. It is showing Ontario for me in the app as well still but I'm logged in there and I do have saved maps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) I editted my comment. With a pic. Its when I type the Lake Ontario name and hit search it brings it up as Lake America permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago Report the bug. Daily. permalink fedilink source parent
