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    Cat to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months ago

    Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in the U.S.. However, users in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico,” and the rest of its 1 billion monthly users will see both names.

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    Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in the U.S.. However, users in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico,” and the rest of its 1 billion monthly users will see both names.

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    Cat to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months ago
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    Google's latest move to appease Trump will hit your maps soon
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    Earlier this month, when Donald Trump called for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” it was fair to assume he was just trying to grab headlines in his own bizarre way. But then ...
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      Trump could order a penis be drawn over the Atlantic ocean and Google Maps would comply. That’s what happens in fascist countries where the powers that be and corporations are in cahoots.

      See point 9. of the 14 characteristics of fascism.

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