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Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Because it's getting shown to those of us outside the US.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Really? Everything I’ve ever read about it says it only occurs for users inside the US. I don’t use Google services and am physically in the US (though I won’t be two weeks from now!) so I can neither confirm nor deny.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm in Canada

When I go to the map, I see

The Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America)

If I do a Google Search, auto fill shows

Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America)

AFAIK, only a few countries see just Gulf of Mexico, or at least did a few months ago. I know Germany and Sweden saw Gulf of America, others too. It was all over Reddit.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Can confirm the same from Slovenia/EU

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