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

[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.

[ziltoid1991@lemmy.world]

Get ready for some other bootlicking from Google, then Trump will write an executive order to drop the antitrust cases against Google.

[sirushimself@lemmy.today]

Mexico is in central America, we live in north America and Brazil is in South America. America refers to our entire continent not the US. Why do you people not get this. Trump is so fucking dumb (and apparently most you too) that he tried to spite Mexico and renamed it to ALL OF US. FFS what are all of you? Zoomers or are Millenails all this uneducated too?

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

I wonder if they called it gulf if mexoamerica if it would be a funny compromise.

[outlierblue@lemmy.ca]

Mexico is in North America.

[flyingsquid@lemmy.world]

Funds must be allocated. That said, they want to get rid of the National Weather Service part of the NOAA and force everyone to use shitty Accuweather, so it will be a lot cheaper.

[koalaunknown@lemmy.world]

Google is just asking people to switch to Organic maps with this one.

Apple maps for those wondering:

[exu@feditown.com]

That's fair. For me none of the alternatives offer enough features to replace it. I often use it to highlight POIs of a type and all the different map views are great.