Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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What are the rules? And who makes them?
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It was changed by executive order, which the president has the authority to do. Google doesn't get to go "nuh-uh" and keep it the same.
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I was unaware that the executive branch encompassed the entirety of the government. Please, do elaborate.
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Oligarchs
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Dicktater brought to mind very unpleasant images
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That's a valid point, but why do you expect Google to take a principled stand on this? Take it up with your government.
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Doesn't need to (but yeah yeah they're Google, I know...). They just should name it "Gulf of México" or whatever the translated name is to the user's device, and add an asterisk somewhere that shows a note to the effect of "a small fraction of Confederate remnants think it should be called 'Gulf of America'".
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If you want to know more about how the US government works, I'm not the person to educate you.
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Then why are you here trying to tell people that one asshole with an opinion is the government?
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This is stupid and cowardly of them,
What else did you expect?
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americans can call it whatever the fuck they want, that wont suddenly change its local or english name in any other countries
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In the world I want to live in...
Google would have taken a principled stand against such an attempt at a govt.
Instead, they bent the knee along with every other Tech Oligarch and, therefore, deserve the hit.
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Step two of the plan you outlined was inverted, but the effect is the same: IIRC it only shows up that way for US users.
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You can argue with strangers on the Internet as much as you like, but the fact is, the US president can and has changed the name of multiple geographic features, and arguing with me won't change that.
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Why didn't they change it only in the US and not elsewhere? Could you imagine the uproar if Google censored Tiananmen Square world wide because of the Chinese government?
PS: Yes it was modified for everyone outside the US too. I am not American but your "president" is now allowed to change what name I have to call something?
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