Google to change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in maps

[atzanteol@sh.itjust.works]

It's just... No. I've used osmand for years and it's the absolute worst. The interface is way too complicated to use and the search is absolutely useless. I can only use it for offline maps while hiking to see where I am.

[jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world]

This is what we call "bitch behavior".

It's the Gulf of Mexico.

[reddig33@lemmy.world]

It’s a shame they haven’t been broken up. If they had been, many of the Google Graveyard products would probably still be around.

https://killedbygoogle.com/

[mad_punda@feddit.org]

United States of Oligarchs

That’s a bit boring though. Maybe they could put out a call for sponsors every week, the winner gets to name it. We’d get names like:

• United States of Amazon
• X
• Murica
• iMerica (designed by Apple in California, assembled in China)

Which should drive home the point.
Would also help government funding.

[poach@lemmy.world]

The United Oligarchs of America

[generalemergency@lemmy.world]

You can really tell how sheltered yanks are with this news.

This is pretty standard for Google maps. Names of locations change depending on what version of maps you use.

Google will use the official data from the government of whatever region it is, and the government Americans voted for changed the name.

[errer@lemmy.world]

OSM will rename the Gulf Of Mexico eventually as well, by policy. See towards the end of this long discussion thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571/73

[cruxifux@feddit.nl]

I already refer to the states as “dumbfuckistan” or “burgerland” to people I talk to IRL when I refer to the states and most people know where I’m talking about with little context. So that’s my suggestion.

[treczoks@lemmy.world]

The important part is "for US users". The rest of the world does not care about Trumps childish tantrums.

[teolan@lemmy.world]

United Bullies of America.

[lordcrom@lemmy.world]

This is some next level dumb shit.

[geobloke@lemm.ee]

Good to know that the US needs it's own safe space haha

[geobloke@lemm.ee]

United Safe Spaces of Trumpistan

[flyingsquid@lemmy.world]

[flyingsquid@lemmy.world]

I hate it when I get the wrong thread. Sigh.

[reddig33@lemmy.world]

No, we yanks are familiar with this policy. We just think capitulating to this performative nonsense is ridiculous.

[mac@mander.xyz]

Google has been doing this all along with other places, don't suddenly get all up in arms when you guys clearly didn't care before.

[rhllor@feddit.org]

Also pick your battles: with all the insane bullshit going on, naming of some body of water should be far down anyone's priority list

[siegfried@lemmy.world]

I will start calling the US Mexico of the North

[floodedwomb@lemmy.world]

Honestly, we don't either.