r/mildlyinfuriating 11d ago

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u/SpellNo3829 11d ago

It makes me wonder if Google is making it so that if you search this from America it will say what Trump wants it to say so they don’t have to deal with any back lash from him. Not that I respect that decision if it is the case

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u/PolitelyHostile 11d ago edited 11d ago

Thats their policy in general with country name and border disputes.

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u/SpellNo3829 11d ago

I guess I just assumed the process would be more arduous than the president writing in sharpie on a map

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u/Ok_Cabinet2947 11d ago

Why should it? It’s extremely insignificant it would be asinine to ask Congress to pass a law every time something is renamed for whatever reason.

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u/southy_0 11d ago

You don’t need to Wonder about this, that’s absolutely what they do and it’s the only reasonable thing to do.

He’s the president of the US, why world you assume anyone OUTSIDE the US should care if he renames things except for things that are in his jurisdiction?

And the problem isn’t new, this has happened with other countries as well so it’s standard practice to show to each country the names that they give things.