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google is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degoogle (i.redd.it)

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[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 57 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Even in the UK they have put Gulf of America.

The UK Government doesn't recognize that name and have officially stated they wont (at least in the short term)

[–] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I live in the US and I won't recognize the name either.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...what name?..

[–] irreticent@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Executive orders aren't laws, they're just memos stating what the federal government will do. Google decided to bend the knee for the new king.

Google Maps officially implements Gulf of America name change, but only in the US

For U.S. Google Map users only, the body of water formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico will now appear as the Gulf of America when using the navigational service.

The change comes just several weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the gulf to be renamed and on Sunday declared February 9 was officially Gulf of America Day.

Following the order, Google stated that it has a longstanding practice of implementing name changes when done by official government sources.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 day ago

(i'm sorry, i don't recognise most of what you wrote there)

[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Lmfao, as if Keith would dare stand up to a mega corporation, or a fascist for that matter.. I give it a week, at absolute most.

[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the same in every language, or at least in russian and french.

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Everyone should report it as bug.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

UK should sue them..