@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 3 days agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.commessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up1584cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 days agoThey never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoDo you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 day agoSorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry
They never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
Do you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
Sorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry