Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates
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In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.
  • Australis13@fedia.io
    152·
    1 个月前

    Actually, I’m unclear on that point - do foreign companies actually have to comply, or is it just limited to government communications and government-published maps (e.g. the USGS, etc.)?

    • شاهد على إبادة@lemm.eeEnglish
      43·
      1 个月前

      Only if the maps will be accessed from the US or sold in the US, and only for the US. This is my understanding of it anyways, the coming days will reveal more

      • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
        14·
        1 个月前

        Surely I am allowed to sell fictional maps? If I can sell a map of Middle-Earth, I can sell a map of a fictional world where a Gulf of Mexico exists.