This is the map of the Gulf of Mexico as seen from outside the US on Google Maps.
Google said it would foist the Gulf of America idiocy only on its US users, but apparently the temptation to flatter His Orangeness was too much, so the rest of the world gets to enjoy it too.
I figured I’d rename it too. I mean why not after all: it seems any idiot can make up geography now.
They’ve always done that for other contested regions of the world (e.g. sea of Japan/Korea, West Bank/Judea and Samaria, East Turkestan/Xinjiang). They don’t want to rile up potential
personal gps data cash cowssatisfied users.Now is a better time than ever to stop relying on US-based companies if they’re so beholden to fascists. Any suggestions for alternative map/gps services?
Organic maps / and openStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is the “Wikipedia of maps”, which provides free user-created map data. There are many navigation apps which use OSM data. Organic Maps is one that is often recommended.
It’s erasing history too since a lot of the coast of the gulf was Mexican land which is why it’s named what it is.
The “erasing history” part is on purpose
I saw this and deleted my google apps and started the steps to move delete my Gmail account too. Privacy and sanity are king
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After getting the permission to name the Gulf of Mexico “Gulf of America”, like for a football stadion, the name can be sold to the highest bidder, to be named, e.g. Gulf of Pepsi Co, Gulf of Exxon,…
This money surely will be used to decrease the egg price. /sCrypto.com Gulf
Alternatively: just Gulf
