THE SIGNAL
With a gulf of words separating the United States and Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is asking Google to do something about it.
Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Google has said that Google Maps will comply to an extent, according to the BBC.
“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” it said in a statement.
“Gulf of America” has a beautiful ring to it https://t.co/ytZeeYtfYl
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“When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name,” it said, meaning that Mexican internet users will see “Gulf of Mexico” while Americans will see “Gulf of America.”
Sheinba …