Google has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for those using its Maps platform inside the United States, complying with an executive order by President Donald Trump.The tech giant wrote in a blog post that users outside the United States will continue to see both the original and new name for the Gulf of Mexico, as is the case for other disputed locations.“People using Maps in the US will see ‘Gulf of America’, and people in Mexico will see ‘Gulf of Mexico’. Everyone else will see both names,” Google wrote.Google said that the change aligns with its policy of following official US government geographic designations through the Geographic Names Information System.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has cheekily suggested calling the United States “Mexican America”, pointing to a map from before one-third of her country was seized by the United States in 1848. – AFP
