return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down127
arrow-up1346arrow-down1external-linkGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 days agoThis doesn’t really have anything to do with facts, though. Names of people, objects and places change all the time.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoYes, based on nationalist reasons, to chnage facts to suit governments. This is no different to google kowtowing to China’s imagined borders. The fact is the worls knows this is the Gulf of Mexico. Not whatever Trump imagines it to be callled. Denali is still Denali, as well.
This doesn’t really have anything to do with facts, though. Names of people, objects and places change all the time.
Yes, based on nationalist reasons, to chnage facts to suit governments.
This is no different to google kowtowing to China’s imagined borders.
The fact is the worls knows this is the Gulf of Mexico. Not whatever Trump imagines it to be callled. Denali is still Denali, as well.