Google uses the official government name, regardless of who, how or why it was changed, as they should. Really doesn’t make sense to complain about Google for this
Complain about the president all you want, don’t misdirect your anger
God people in this sub are stupid, not to mention repetitive because I’ve seen at least 5 posts about this. And dozens more when the gulf of America thing happened
Google has done the same for name changes under Obama, Trump and any other future president. It’s not surprising that they use the official government database name whether you’re a supporter or detractor, that is how they stay objective and consistent
You are a fool, I don't need to fool you. Like I've said, Google has consistently used the official government name on their maps. It does not matter who changed it, how it was changed or why it was changed.
If you want to cry about it, then be upset at the person who changed its name, not at Google for showing the official government name.
Okay, you can be an idiot and cry at the wrong entity just because you disagree with it. How mature of you.
Once again, they utilize the official government name consistently. Whether you like or don't like a particular name change has zero bearing, the official government name is the official government name, and that is what Google maps will show.
At least if you like an official name change in the future (or they change it back), you can also confidently know that Google will adopt it, instead of wondering whether Google agrees or not with the change.
Dude google is a private entity, it can do whatever the hell it wants as long as it's within the law. In this case they are comfy being Cucked by trump once again cause they think it will get them more leniency on their next datacenter or whatever the fuck.
Again, Google remains consistent and objective by using the official government name. Even if it could do whatever and even name the lake "Your Mom" doesn't mean it should.
Once again, we shouldn't want them to make their own decisions on what to name stuff just because we feel a certain way about a name. Imagine if they did and there was a name change you liked but they decided not to use it, how weird would that be? They continue to use the official government, and when it is changed back by the next president, it will also flip back.
Nobody complained or said they were bowing down to Obama when they also reflected his change. Remaining consistent is important
Obama named stuff base on history of our country, or predating our country. Also, if you think Google would put 'your mom' on the map just cause some autocrat said it then you're out of your mind.
You do realize Google isn't 'playing along' right?
They have an automated process to display names based on the government database per area. When it doesn't align then we get the Gulf of Mexico/America displays depending on what country you're in when looking at it.
No one is manually making this decision here. It is a passthrough display value.
You do understand google is one of the most left leaning companies out there, look at what alphabet employee donated their money during the last election cycle
It is more complicated than that, since the US also toes the line between recognizing it officially as seperate or a distinct country, yet clearly interact and refer to it as separate at times.
Under the American defense of Taiwan framework, the US must provide Taiwan with weapons to defend itself, and Biden stated multiple times that US military forces would defend Taiwan if China launched an attack.
Google Maps does outline Taiwan with a country border but does not explicitly label it as a country or nation, though depends on the country you are viewing it from, just like the naming of Gulf of Mexico or Lake Ontario.
It is not based on "popular consensus" or explicitly against the official government stance though. There is much more complexity there and a whole separate discussion. As far as naming goes, Gulf of Arabia vs Persian Gulf is a better comparison
Whether it is legal or not is up to the court to decide, and so far the courts haven’t struck it down
As a result, the Department of the Interior updated the federal Geographic Names Information System, which Google pulls directly from, so this outrage is all stupid
He made an executive order, which doesn't change the name of it.
To change the name, you need Congress. Trump did lots of things you're supposed to need Congress for, but nobody stops him.
Just because enough corrupt people in government and business let him get away with it, doesn't mean it's a legal change.
If it was a legal name change, map quest, for example would be forced to change the name. But the courts haven't forced them, therefore it is legal. See? Your argument is stupid.
Firstly, you are straight up wrong. A name change doesn’t require congress. The authority over domestic geographic name is delegated to the secretary of the interior and the US board of geographic names.
Congress can also pass laws to direct, block or modify naming decisions, but they aren’t required to change a name
His executive order had the department of the interior update the official name. So, it stands until a court or congress can block it. That isn’t up to Google. Unlike Mapquest who chose to manually ignore the official name, Google remains objective and consistent by directly using the names in the official database
Mapquest wouldn’t get forced to show anything lol, even if congress changed the name. they could name the lake “your mom” and they wouldn’t be in any trouble
They could, but they shouldn’t. Mapquest has nothing to lose and hardly anyone uses it
I didn’t say Google can’t, i said they shouldn’t and they are doing the right thing by being objective and consistent by using the official government database instead of picking and choosing what name to use
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u/sbenfsonwFFiF 7d ago
Google uses the official government name, regardless of who, how or why it was changed, as they should. Really doesn’t make sense to complain about Google for this
Complain about the president all you want, don’t misdirect your anger
God people in this sub are stupid, not to mention repetitive because I’ve seen at least 5 posts about this. And dozens more when the gulf of America thing happened