Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
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Summary
Mexico is waiting for a new response from Google regarding its mapping service's use of "Gulf of America" in the U.S., while displaying "Gulf of Mexico" in Mexico.
President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that Google will face a lawsuit if it doesn’t restore the original name, arguing it violates Mexico’s sovereignty over 49% of the Gulf. The U.N. also recognizes the historic name.
Google defended its policy, saying it followed longstanding mapping practices after Trump’s renaming declaration amidst rising tensions between Mexico and the U.S.
The issue has also sparked press freedom concerns in the U.S.
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Pocket sand.
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Sheinbaum wasting her time and her country's money on this is even sadder than Trump wasting ours.
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This is so fucking retarded.
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Her efforts may not be to actually affect change, but to force Google to choose sides, and then extract concessions from them for doing so.
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Why would a private business be in charge of the world maps? Fuck google and fuck naziland (formely usa), just don't use their stupid things.
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You could have just as easily illustrated your point without stooping to using a slur.
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SH-SHA
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Oops, sorry.
"This whole female is so fucking retarded."
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Isn't name change only for USA? Other countries still use Gulf of Mexico unless they too decide to change it for whatever reasons. Also why are people not talking about (Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf) or (Sea of Japan/East sea)
Jot defending Trump but this thing is chaotic neutral thing he did, there are bigger issues he did.
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The implication behind it is that the US owns the Gulf, and nobody wants this change, especially Americans. It's chaotic malicious, along the lines of claiming ownership over the Panama Canal (which he also did) and Greenland (did that one, too).
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Technically USA owns Mexican gulf, parts of it. The same way Mexico owns other parts of gulf.
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people from other countries posted seeing it. The big A version that came out of the district of america.
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If that's the case, then it's OK to be furious.
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I'm in Canada.
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I just checked for Croatia too, yeah it's messed up.
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Yes, but the internationally recognized name is the Gulf of Mexico. It has that history behind it that even Americans agree with. Trump might as well have decreed that it should be called the Gulf of Trump and that the state of New Mexico is now South Colorado.
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From Google Canada:
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Mexico and Canada should put a tariff on Google ad buys.
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My state is renaming our tallest mountain Mt Trump. I wish I was kidding.
