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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates

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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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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.
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    Weird, google maps still shows it as Kaliningrad, along with the Cyrillic spelling.

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      It’s local, same as Gulf of America which is still Gulf of Mexico for me because that’s the official name here.

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        The Cyrillic still is Kaliningrad lol

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          They get away with it because we never bothered to learn those moon runes.

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            Almost spit my coffee out lol Dzięki za to. Pozdrawiam zza oceanu.

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